overextends

present tense third-person singular of overextend

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextends
Verb
  • As Glyph rounds into the homestretch the narrative broadens, a flash of transcendence for the soldier and horse, a ray of hope for Petra and Patch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • If leadership broadens beyond semiconductors and mega-cap tech, XLC could be one of the areas positioned to participate in the next phase of rotation.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • At 2516 The Strand, that frame widens.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • After introducing the central characters of the present narrative, O’Farrell dramatically widens her lens to conjure a brisk yet haunting saga of the peninsula and its inhabitants that spans millennia preceding Tomás’s arrival.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
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“Overextends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextends. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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