as in exceeds
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 overshoots
Meanwhile, in attempting to give Grace an even bigger, badder, darker villain to face this time, the film overshoots its mark, raising the specter of domestic violence in ways that feel just slightly too plausible to fit with the film’s otherwise cartoonish gore.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoots
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Heger said the need for representation exceeds the number of attorneys who are able to help.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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When the battery's internal temperature exceeds 150 °C (302 °F), the liquid electrolyte undergoes a rapid chemical reaction and solidifies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Apr. 2026
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This show, which still prompts belly laughs from my daughter and me even after countless rewatches, meets and surpasses my mother’s bar.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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The milestone, reached during an active global security period, surpasses the previous record set in 2020 and highlights the growing operational demands placed on modern naval forces.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Overshoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoots. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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