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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextending
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Supporters hailed it as a safeguard against catastrophic risks; critics blasted it as overreaching and impossible to enforce at AI’s pace.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025 -
The motion was withdrawn after a significant public and judicial backlash, an episode that solidified her image as a guardian of institutional integrity against an overreaching executive.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yet Powell’s comments showed little urgency, highlighting the widening divisions within the central bank.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Local hubs like Tabakalera and EQZE are training a new generation, widening the talent pool.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Skunk Works is investing the funds and manpower necessary to build and test survivable systems to meet customers’ evolving needs while broadening alignment with new tri-service architectures and global requirements as they are defined, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Now, after joining Tulsa King in season 2, the larger-than-life performer is broadening his appeal as Bigfoot, a bodyguard and enforcer for Dwight's crew.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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Advocates say governments can enhance housing affordability by expanding housing vouchers and enacting stronger tenant protections.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Moving away from YouTube, Yang has his sights set on expanding his talents as a writer, director and storyteller.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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University of Arkansas-North Arkansas College employees will benefit from becoming part of a larger network of 28,000 employees within the UA System, which operates with a total budget exceeding $4 billion, according to Micki Somers, the college's director of public relations.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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In November 2021, the SOL cryptocurrency surged dramatically (growing 11,000 percent) with a market capitalization exceeding $75 billion, the World Economic Forum reported at the time.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Overextending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextending. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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