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
Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
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Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 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
In college, Maye had a tendency to overshoot downfield receivers, and threw behind a few receivers running intermediate crossing routes so far in OTAs.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
In November 2018, a cargo plane also overshot the runway and crashed into a similar antenna mount in Halifax, Canada.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 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
In college, Maye had a tendency to overshoot downfield receivers, and threw behind a few receivers running intermediate crossing routes so far in OTAs.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
In November 2018, a cargo plane also overshot the runway and crashed into a similar antenna mount in Halifax, Canada.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoot
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Already this summer, Carll has opened for Tyler Childers, Turnpike, and Robert Earl Keen, with crowds often exceeding 10,000.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Just like any other business, rental housing has to at least pay for itself, and if those costs exceed rent collections, like any other business, a housing project will be in trouble.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Revenue increased by 13% year-over-year to $3.1 billion, surpassing the $3.03 billion consensus, with an EPS of $1.03 exceeding expectations of $0.94.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The record set last year is 16 feet deep, and forecasters say the river could surpass that.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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