as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Recent Examples of overstepped
Supporters of the government, however, argue the attorney general’s office has overstepped its mandate, politicizing legal oversight.
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Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
By a 5-4 vote, the court's conservative majority ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority under the Clean Water Act with water pollution permits that contain vague requirements for maintaining water quality.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
These cases continue to challenge whether DOGE has overstepped its constitutional authority.
—Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The California Restaurant Association (CRA) filed suit against Berkeley’s ban months later, arguing that Berkeley’s ordinance overstepped federal energy law and that the policy would threaten key cooking techniques.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Many fires take place in areas where humans have overstepped into nature — also known as wildland-urban interface.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
Last year, airlines sued the DoT over the rule that took effect last April, and a federal appeals court granted a temporary stay to block its implementation in July, saying the DoT likely overstepped its authority.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
Tran and other officials allegedly overstepped their authority by trying to get a city employee fired and began requesting several unsanctioned performance evaluations for McHarris, the lawsuit states.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Advertisement In his decision, Reeves found the Education Department overstepped its authority by expanding the scope of Title IX.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
By a 5-4 vote, the court's conservative majority ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority under the Clean Water Act with water pollution permits that contain vague requirements for maintaining water quality.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
These cases continue to challenge whether DOGE has overstepped its constitutional authority.
—Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The California Restaurant Association (CRA) filed suit against Berkeley’s ban months later, arguing that Berkeley’s ordinance overstepped federal energy law and that the policy would threaten key cooking techniques.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Many fires take place in areas where humans have overstepped into nature — also known as wildland-urban interface.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
Last year, airlines sued the DoT over the rule that took effect last April, and a federal appeals court granted a temporary stay to block its implementation in July, saying the DoT likely overstepped its authority.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
Tran and other officials allegedly overstepped their authority by trying to get a city employee fired and began requesting several unsanctioned performance evaluations for McHarris, the lawsuit states.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Advertisement In his decision, Reeves found the Education Department overstepped its authority by expanding the scope of Title IX.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstepped
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As the war lurched into its fourth year, Russian losses of tanks, fighting vehicles and other heavy equipment had exceeded 20,000, according to the analysts at the Oryx intelligence collective, which confirms each loss with imagery from the front line.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The drop for the S&P 500 exceeded 6% at one point.—
Time,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Nordstrom did report a third-quarter drop in net earnings, but there were increases in operating profits and sales revenues that surpassed Wall Street expectations.—
David Moin,
WWD,
24 Dec. 2024
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Mega Millions has hit and surpassed the $1 billion mark six times in the game's history, according to Mega Millions.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Overstepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstepped. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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