Thesaurus results for OVERSHOOT

overshoot

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈshüt

Definition of overshoot

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 Swift recoveries also tend to overshoot. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026 But the team failed to advance to the second round after its rocket overshot the target height of 730 feet, reaching a peak of 830 feet, according to Del Norte team Vice President Hithin Pulamarasetty, who was among the four members who went to the National Finals. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 The results aren't perfect—the temperature will overshoot by about 25 degrees Fahrenheit before leveling out, per my tests. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 17 May 2026 But the outnumbered young conservatives’ mockery almost always overshot the target. — George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overshoot

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Fourteen people were on board, including him — exceeding the vessel’s maximum capacity of 10 people — according to the complaint, which noted that Hernandez did not know the boat’s maximum capacity.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Since Palisades Village reopened on Saturday, owner and developer Rick Caruso said business is booming, noting that sales and foot traffic have exceeded pre-wildfire levels by three times.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Reuters — The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country’s history.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The state has added an impressive amount of solar power and battery energy storage in recent years, surpassing more than 21,000 megawatts of battery capacity, the largest such fleet in the nation, according to the Energy Commission.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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