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
An overshooting top occurs when a cluster of clouds pushes through the anvil and reaches the lower stratosphere.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The workers were traveling back to their office after delivering crude oil and other supplies in a farming village in Negros Oriental province when their truck overshot the road and fell into a 100-f00t-deep ravine, police said.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Stroud also overshot a wide-open Collins late in the first half — a completion would have set up Houston for points.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told the BBC there are times when the tech industry has overshot.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The workers were traveling back to their office after delivering crude oil and other supplies in a farming village in Negros Oriental province when their truck overshot the road and fell into a 100-f00t-deep ravine, police said.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Stroud also overshot a wide-open Collins late in the first half — a completion would have set up Houston for points.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told the BBC there are times when the tech industry has overshot.
—The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoot
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His few lines of dialogue have a power that far exceeds their word count, but what speaks for Jeremy most of the time are his physical gestures, which blend blank detachment with willful ferocity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Environmental and health experts warn contamination in some regions already exceeds safety standards, posing long-term risks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Denver’s record home opener made for a memorable debut on a grand stage, surpassing the 30,000 who attended Boston’s opener at Gillette Stadium two weeks prior, a turnout underscoring the surging popularity of the sport and highlighting the league’s potential.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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And every film nerd knows that the production’s depravity and delirium almost surpasses the film’s—Apocalypse Now’s Wikipedia page is as wild as the film itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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