Thesaurus results for OVERREACHED

overreached

verb

past tense of overreach

as in deceived

to get the better of through cleverness a real estate developer who is always trying to overreach his competitors, fair means or foul

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as in exceeded

to go beyond the limit of the mountain climbers overreached their abilities and paid for it dearly

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Recent Examples of overreached 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 Democrats and liberals strongly believe Trump has overreached yet again — albeit not in quite such egregious terms — by inveighing against Bad Bunny. — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2026 Rozier's lawyers have asked for the charges against him to be thrown out, arguing that the government overreached by turning a private dispute over bettors' use of nonpublic information into a federal case. — CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 The pregnant pauses between seasons have overreached. — Emma Flint, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025 The law also aims to rein in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Republicans argue had overreached under former President Joe Biden. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025

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The state estimates that about 350,000 residents were exposed to the Cambridge Analytica breach, but McGinn asked jurors to consider that Facebook deceived all New Mexicans when making statements regarding privacy and violent content.

— MIKELLA SCHUETTLER, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived.

— Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceived

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China’s total gold imports, which also reflect private and institutional demand, exceeded 1,000 metric tons during the first eight months of the year, the WGC said.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
This was reflected in this year’s SpaceX IPO where the allotment reserved for retail exceeded 20%.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of exceeded

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Drake Lindsey tossed three touchdowns in the first half to three different receivers and Minnesota defeated Washington 27-24 on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The Orange Order is named after William of Orange, a Protestant prince of Holland who defeated the Catholic King James to take over the British throne in the 17th century.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeated

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The outbreak in the Tampa area has surpassed Florida’s previous record and is nearing the 264 cases reported during Hawaii’s 2015-16 outbreak.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Just over 24 hours after its release, Panteón Rococó’s Tiny Desk session had already surpassed 1 million views on YouTube.

— Natalia Cano, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpassed

Verb

In some cases, state policies to lower these taxes are thwarted.

— Vidya Mani, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
After Pakistani troops thwarted the infiltration attempt, Afghan Taliban forces allegedly fired mortars and other heavy weapons at Pakistani border posts, the four officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of thwarted

Verb

Kyle Shanahan, the 49ers’ coach who doubles as McVay’s friend, mentor and nemesis, outmaneuvered McVay again.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
For more than a decade, India’s leader Narendra Modi has seemed politically unassailable, presiding over a government that has outmaneuvered opponents, dominated public discourse and squeezed the space for dissent in the world’s biggest democracy.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of outmaneuvered

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To say that Cucurella was pleased, when the Spanish side outwitted the French in the semifinal, would be an understatement.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
For Deschamps and Stephan, there was no shortage of blame after Spain’s Luis de la Fuente outwitted the French coaching staff for the third time, following wins at the 2024 European Championship and last year’s Nations League semi-final.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of outwitted

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But this will be forever known as a day when football’s smartest organization got outsmarted, when football’s best coach fumbled and when the San Francisco 49ers turned football’s giants into so much shrimp on the barbie.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
After being humiliated and outsmarted when Julia escaped his grasp with Henry’s help in the season one finale, Lovat is presumably more dangerous than ever — and Henry will need to find a way back to save her once again.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

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