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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Furious at having been deceived her whole life, Kylie hops on the next plane to the Owens’ ancestral home in England with the intent of breaking the curse once and for all.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Now some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning whether the White House considered their safety.

— Scott Nover, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceived

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Meanwhile, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reports that, in regions with available data, the median time from an interconnection request to commercial operation exceeded five years for projects built in 2025.

— Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Considering one of Diana’s less famous dresses far exceeded estimates in 2023, selling for $604,800, this dress could hold more value than estimated.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of exceeded

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Breakker was on the mend as Femi defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42, won the King of the Ring Tournament and seemingly ended Lesnar’s career at SummerSlam.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
The Tigers already defeated potential CFP challengers UNLV 27-21 on the road.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeated

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As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
That was before Shohei Ohtani’s two-way ambitions were thwarted, the lineup turned frigid and the legitimacy of Mark Walter’s entire business empire came into question.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of thwarted

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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
In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot.

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 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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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
For fun, its creator Antonio Prohias also introduced a third agent who often outsmarted both.

— Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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