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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Still, enrollment at traditional public schools well exceeds 200,000, the budget is greater than $7 billion and the district is recognized as the county’s largest landowner and employer.—
Austin Horn,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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But the cost of providing quality care — especially for infants and toddlers, where staffing requirements are highest — often exceeds what families can realistically afford to pay.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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The claim that more than 80% of the more than 11,000 claims of abuse could be fraudulent has drawn skepticism among some victims and attorneys, who say the number far surpasses what anyone had expected.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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If the population surpasses ten million for two consecutive years, the second measure would kick in, requiring the termination of the Free Movement of Persons agreement, which allows citizens of the European Union to work, study, and live in Switzerland (and vice versa).—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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“Overshoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoots. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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