as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of
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Recent Examples of overshooting
DeVito completed his last 11 passes after barely overshooting Boutte in the end zone with his opening throw, and watched his second pass glance off of Efton Chism III.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
That might be overshooting it a little bit.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
An overshooting top occurs when a cluster of clouds pushes through the anvil and reaches the lower stratosphere.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking apathetic and not overshooting to the point of looking threatening.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Net income for the quarter stood at $137 million, overshooting EA’s projection between $73 million and $117 million.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 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
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
That might be overshooting it a little bit.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
An overshooting top occurs when a cluster of clouds pushes through the anvil and reaches the lower stratosphere.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking apathetic and not overshooting to the point of looking threatening.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Net income for the quarter stood at $137 million, overshooting EA’s projection between $73 million and $117 million.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshooting
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The drone boat has supposedly survived a range of sea states that included waves exceeding five feet in height.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Kansas City has gotten off to one of its wettest starts on record, with April and May driving the total and far exceeding normal precipitation for those two months.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Freeland, 33, had just pitched 1,313 1/3 major league innings, all in a Rockies uniform, surpassing Aaron Cook (1,312 1/3) for the franchise record.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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Since then, the number of visitors to Huangshan — known as the most marvelous mountain in China — has only grown, surpassing 5 million for the first time last year.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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“Overshooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshooting. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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