OVEREXTENDING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

overextending

verb

present participle of overextend

as in overreaching

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Where supporters see government intervening to solve problems of everyday people struggling to afford groceries, others see a socialist mayor overreaching to take aim at a powerful symbol of America’s riches.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
The grand jury subpoena was filed in April and was almost immediately met with resistance from Fulton County officials, who argued the request was overreaching and came from baseless claims of election fraud six years ago.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of overreaching

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But their calls to Johnson suggest broadening interest within the party at least on bringing executives in for a hearing.

— Megan Cassella, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
To support that effort, Eagle recently expanded its technical team by adding Yukuskokon Professional Services while broadening existing partnerships with BBA USA and SLR International for engineering, resource evaluation and permitting work.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

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Both companies say that weight-loss pills are expanding the market, rather than being bought only by people who'd already used the more expensive injectables.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Aid workers say the outbreak continues to outpace response that's been expanding across the five provinces affected.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of expanding

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Even before the attacks, Russian space officials said demand for Soyuz rockets were exceeding the production capacity, Russian Space Web reports.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026
In France, Italy and Spain, some 92 million people are sweltering in temperatures exceeding 95 degrees Fahrenheit in cities largely without air-conditioning.

— NPR Staff, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

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