as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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exceeds
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Anything that exceeds $250,000 would still go before the council for approval.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025 -
Senior housing and skilled nursing often exceeds $100,000 per year.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Oversteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversteps. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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