overextended

verb

past tense of overextend
as in overreached

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  1. overreached
  2. broadened
  3. widened
  4. expanded
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  • His comments come as OpenAI models have been involved in multiple security incidents in which agentic tools have overreached, hacking other companies and even government websites.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Ultimately, Judge Darwin ruled in favor of the California Gaming Association, reaffirming its argument that the Bureau of Gambling Control overreached by attempting to impose new regulations.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of overreached
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  • So the company broadened its offerings years ago to include bar carts, cabinets and consoles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The firm, a pioneer in private equity secondaries since 1988, has since broadened its focus to include private credit and infrastructure secondaries.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of broadened
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  • Audiences have grown far more discerning, Nakajima says, with a vast number of works now out in the world, and the range of what animators can express has widened considerably in 40 years.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As Islamic State group territory came under growing pressure, that justification widened.
    — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of widened
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  • Degroote says Fox acquired the format after executives watched the French adaptation, which significantly expanded the scale of the original Norwegian concept.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hyun, who has made AI films including Crypto Man and Genfluencer, expanded on this topic.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanded
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“Overextended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextended. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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