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
Union attorneys argue the OMB overstepped its legal authority, asserting that federal law does not permit reductions in force during a lapse in appropriations.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Oregon and Portland are seeking a restraining order against the deployment, saying Trump overstepped his legal authority, OPB reported.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The conference was buoyed by the sense that Reform UK had overstepped its mark.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Johnson County District Court Judge David Hauber issued a ruling in January 2024 siding with Powerback, finding the Kansas Legislature had overstepped federal law in HB 2001.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The court said the arbitration panel overstepped its authority.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
The executive branch clearly overstepped, and its attempt to suppress free speech backfired wildly.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Republican leaders said that Carr overstepped by pressuring Disney to take action against Kimmel, while Democrats also voiced disapproval.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Plaintiffs argue that the president overstepped his authority by invoking IEEPA to impose the tariffs, and the lower courts agreed.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Oregon and Portland are seeking a restraining order against the deployment, saying Trump overstepped his legal authority, OPB reported.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The conference was buoyed by the sense that Reform UK had overstepped its mark.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Johnson County District Court Judge David Hauber issued a ruling in January 2024 siding with Powerback, finding the Kansas Legislature had overstepped federal law in HB 2001.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The court said the arbitration panel overstepped its authority.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
The executive branch clearly overstepped, and its attempt to suppress free speech backfired wildly.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Republican leaders said that Carr overstepped by pressuring Disney to take action against Kimmel, while Democrats also voiced disapproval.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Plaintiffs argue that the president overstepped his authority by invoking IEEPA to impose the tariffs, and the lower courts agreed.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstepped
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On September 24, Judge Smith permanently enjoined DHS from enforcing broad new immigration compliance conditions on a wide range of preparedness grants, ruling the agency had exceeded its statutory authority and failed to justify departing from longstanding grant practices.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nike shares jumped in after-hours trading Tuesday after the sportswear maker’s quarterly results far exceeded Wall Street expectations, signaling that CEO Elliott Hill’s turnaround strategy is gaining momentum.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Notably, Americans’ stock ownership has surpassed that of the late 1990s, just before dot-com bubble burst, said John Higgins, chief markets economist at the consultancy Capital Economics.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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What happened then has already been surpassed, as this field is moving so fast that a year is like a decade in many other fields.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Overstepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstepped. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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