Thesaurus results for OVERSHOOTING

overshooting

verb

present participle of overshoot

as in exceeding

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 overshooting Podnews calculated that skipping a typical ad break previously required nine presses of the 15-second skip button, plus a correction tap after overshooting. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Meeting—and perhaps, even overshooting— your daily protein goals are one of the ways to prevent muscle loss while on the drug. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 July 2026 My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026 DeVito completed his last 11 passes after barely overshooting Boutte in the end zone with his opening throw, and watched his second pass glance off of Efton Chism III. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 That might be overshooting it a little bit. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 An overshooting top occurs when a cluster of clouds pushes through the anvil and reaches the lower stratosphere. — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 This means not undershooting to the point of looking apathetic and not overshooting to the point of looking threatening. — Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026 Net income for the quarter stood at $137 million, overshooting EA’s projection between $73 million and $117 million. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025

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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

Definition of exceeding

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Here, in a sleepy suburb just outside the city along the banks of the River Avon, Jackson is in the process of running his 81st consecutive ultramarathon, surpassing the men’s record which stood at 80.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The biopic rocked the box office this summer, surpassing $1 billion in global ticket sales.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

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