OVEREXTENDED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

overextended

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past tense of overextend

as in overreached

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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
The defense argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government had overreached.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of overreached

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Bank of America wrote in a note late Friday that India's reform momentum has broadened over the past two years, with the government introducing 18 measures across tax, labor, energy security, manufacturing, banking and foreign capital access.

— Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association members have broadened to include NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

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The gap between New Zealand's ambition and execution widened as the All Blacks overcame a slow start to beat Italy 47-17 Saturday and remain unbeaten after two rounds of rugby's Nations Championship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Defense unravels late The Dodgers widened their lead to two runs but gave it up in the eighth on a pair of errors, including one on a sacrifice bunt.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of widened

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Since his appointment to COO in 2018, the firm’s assets under management have roughly doubled, while its client base has expanded across new geographies.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Companies that made the largest AI investment expanded entry-level job hiring by 12%.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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