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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During one-on-one drills, Bateman easily beat cornerback Brandon Stephens with a fake to the inside before breaking back outside, though Jackson overshot him.
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Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
The two reports can differ substantially, with ADP overshooting the BLS estimate of 136,000 for private payrolls in June.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 July 2024
Under a 2005 law, NASA must get authorization from Congress to spend any extra money on a mission that overshoots baseline costs by more than 30 percent.
—Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 24 July 2024
And there was a feeling in some quarters after that that some of these policies and programs that came out of a very turbulent time overshot the mark, and that backlash has contributed to what is a very volatile political climate that big brands now have to navigate.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
The two reports can differ substantially, with ADP overshooting the BLS estimate of 136,000 for private payrolls in June.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 July 2024
Under a 2005 law, NASA must get authorization from Congress to spend any extra money on a mission that overshoots baseline costs by more than 30 percent.
—Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 24 July 2024
And there was a feeling in some quarters after that that some of these policies and programs that came out of a very turbulent time overshot the mark, and that backlash has contributed to what is a very volatile political climate that big brands now have to navigate.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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