as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages
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Recent Examples of overshoot
The attorneys maintained the prosecution had overshot the mark.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
In 2010, an Air India flight arriving from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, overshot the runway in Mangalore, India, and plunged over a cliff, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.
—Foster Klug, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Air India last suffered a crash this deadly in 2010, when 158 people were killed after one of its jets overshot a runway in southern India.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
KeyBanc is the latest to argue UnitedHealth shares overshot to the downside, but still took its price target down $50 to $400.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
In 2010, an Air India flight arriving from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, overshot the runway in Mangalore, India, and plunged over a cliff, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.
—Foster Klug, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Air India last suffered a crash this deadly in 2010, when 158 people were killed after one of its jets overshot a runway in southern India.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
KeyBanc is the latest to argue UnitedHealth shares overshot to the downside, but still took its price target down $50 to $400.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoot
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In 2024, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 860,000 reports of scams, with potential losses exceeding $16 billion.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tax break phases out for individuals with earnings exceeding $75,000 and for married couples with earnings above $150,000.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte posted five different drives of eight plays or more, three of which surpassed 60 yards on the drive.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The total of 823 munitions made the attack Russia's largest to date, surpassing the 741 munitions reported by the air force on July 9.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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