OVEREXTENDING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

overextending

verb

present participle of overextend

as in overreaching

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The grand jury subpoena was filed in April and was almost immediately met with resistance from Fulton County officials, who argued the request was overreaching and came from baseless claims of election fraud six years ago.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026
In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party has opportunistically seized on air-conditioning, portraying it as an urgent quality-of-life issue that moralizing environmentalists and overreaching technocrats have ignored.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of overreaching

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Drainage issues stemming from the Georgia Department of Transportation road widening project may have contributed to the floodwaters streaming into small businesses and storefronts downtown, officials said in social media posts.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Now, both Hagman and Su have been served search warrants as part of a widening FBI investigation into foreign influence in local politics.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of widening

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Palantir shares have lost 29% this year due to broadening concerns that the artificial intelligence software trade is running out of steam and growth could slow.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
While ReliaQuest’s research centered on credential theft, Microsoft reports that the attacks can deliver malware directly to victims’ devices, significantly broadening the threat.

— Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of broadening

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The more than five-month-old conflict, which was already expanding beyond its main fronts, has embroiled further countries in the Middle East in recent days, notably the likes of Iraq and Egypt.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
The 13th hotel in their rapidly expanding brand manages to remain individual in feel and fills a niche that the founders noticed was missing in Warsaw—a lifestyle brand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of expanding

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Flights over the Nazca Lines departing from the nearby Maria Reiche Airport had been suspended on Friday due to winds exceeding 25 mph, which kicked up dust ⁠and reduced visibility.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
The reactor was heated to temperatures exceeding 800 degrees Celsius (1,472 degrees Fahrenheit) before reaching zero-power criticality.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

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