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Recent Examples of overset
That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
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Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here.
—Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here.
—Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overset
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Alli Gianetti launched a three-run homer, while Mya Jagodinski connected for a go-ahead two-run double as Essex Tech rallied from a five-run deficit to topple Triton in Cape Ann League play, 7-6.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Those shifts are significant enough to affect weather around the world, like a series of dominoes toppling over.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Quickly tilt the pan nearly all the way over the plate to invert and release the omelet with its flap underneath.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Seal the bottle, and invert five to 10 times to ensure ingredients are fully mixed.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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His ideas precipitated a tectonic crisis of political legitimacy and unleashed a series of continent-wide wars, sometimes featuring millenarian protocommunist sects like the Anabaptists, who sought to overthrow the social order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Over the past two decades, officials in Caracas have also repeatedly accused exiles in the city of orchestrating dozens of plots to overthrow the socialist revolution.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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An overcrowded tourist boat capsized in the Yamuna river in northern India on Friday, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In October 2024, at least 78 people died after a ferry capsized there.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Detectives said a passerby found the 60-year-old man partially sitting in a wheelchair that was overturned.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Prior to his 2011 conviction, Jeffs was charged and convicted of being an accomplice to rape in September 2007 after coercing a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin, though the ruling was later overturned by the Utah Supreme Court over faulty jury instructions, according to CBS News.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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But challenges remain, especially the immediate task of turning this ambitious vision into reality with the world economy upended by the energy shock from the war in Iran.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But those expectations have since been upended as the Iran conflict has sent shockwaves through the global economy that are unlikely to unravel anytime soon, even if the war is brought to a rapid resolution.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Indiana upset the Atlanta Dream in the first round of the playoffs but lost to the Las Vegas Aces in five games in the semifinals.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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The 34-year-old, who caused a major upset in the mayoral race last year by beating one of the biggest political dynasties in the city for the Democratic nomination, has had all eyes on his performance.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overset. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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