overshooting

present participle of overshoot

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Recent Examples of overshooting 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
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  • Families with incomes not exceeding 200% of the federal poverty level are eligible to participate in Wisconsin Shares, and may remain eligible until their income reaches 85% of the state median income.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • As of late August 2025, the department reported a backlog exceeding 1 million pending IDR applications.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This naturally gluten-free carb source packs 38% of the magnesium DV per cup, surpassing the amount found in more popular grains and pseudocereals like quinoa and oats.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In just the first seven months, the city has already welcomed more than 636 medium- and large-scale projects, including 46 fiction films — surpassing the total for all of last year — 33 series, and over 260 commercials.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Overshooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshooting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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