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
When mixed together, the FDA’s math simply doesn’t add up—total exposure can easily overshoot the safety threshold.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
As the world struggles to stay below the 1.5° Celsius global warming threshold—a goal set out in the Paris Agreement to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change—experts agree that reducing greenhouse gas emissions won’t be enough to avoid overshooting this target.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
After months of questions about whether major tech firms were overshooting AI spending, Google, Microsoft and Meta are taking a victory lap after outperforming investors’ lofty expectations.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
These zones are meant to stop planes that overshoot the runway.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
As the world struggles to stay below the 1.5° Celsius global warming threshold—a goal set out in the Paris Agreement to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change—experts agree that reducing greenhouse gas emissions won’t be enough to avoid overshooting this target.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
After months of questions about whether major tech firms were overshooting AI spending, Google, Microsoft and Meta are taking a victory lap after outperforming investors’ lofty expectations.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
These zones are meant to stop planes that overshoot the runway.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoot
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If qualified patients opt to pay in monthly installments, those payments shouldn’t exceed 6% of their household income — and the remaining debt gets wiped after about three years of paying.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The nonprofit set up a series of decibel readers throughout downtown to count how many times the sound level exceeded the thresholds covered by the city’s noise ordinance.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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The circle this year celebrated surpassing the $2 million mark in support of 171 initiatives and projects since its founding 23 years ago.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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There are a total of 28 points available over the three-day tournament, and the first national team to surpass 14 points wins.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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