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Recent Examples of overextend
Hackman opened up about overextending some of his finances in a 1989 interview with The New York Times.
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
Its current valuation of 58 times last year’s earnings seems overextended, far exceeding the pre-pandemic price-to-earnings range of 25 to 30.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Democrats, for their part, are working overtime blasting Musk as an unelected billionaire who is overextending his authority as one of Trump’s advisers.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
That led to Rivers often overextending Brook Lopez and looking for answers.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
Its current valuation of 58 times last year’s earnings seems overextended, far exceeding the pre-pandemic price-to-earnings range of 25 to 30.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Democrats, for their part, are working overtime blasting Musk as an unelected billionaire who is overextending his authority as one of Trump’s advisers.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
That led to Rivers often overextending Brook Lopez and looking for answers.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
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Invest in training and development programs that help employees broaden their skill sets and prepare for various roles within the company.—
Jason Richmond,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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This approach broadens The Astronaut’s scope, but raises more questions than the 90-minute runtime has room for.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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The regulations have been adopted by 11 other states, including Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. The rules far exceed fuel emissions standards set for cars and trucks even by the overreaching Biden administration.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Echoes of the past During periods of nationalist hysteria, however, overreach is common.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The wage gap among full-time workers also widened in 2023 — the first time this has happened since 2003 — going from women making about $10,390 less in 2022 to making about $11,550 less.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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The seafloor widens along rift zones, pushing the tectonic plates apart, and gets recycled into Earth’s mantle along subduction zones.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Following a trial exceeding five hours, Judge Edwin Rijo ruled that Riibe, classified as a witness, should have full rights under Dominican law and unrestricted freedom of movement.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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By January, overall Medi-Cal costs had greatly exceeded the initial projection, prompting Newsom to borrow $3.4 billion to pay bills through this month.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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Several hours later, the judge expanded his order to prevent the Trump administration from deporting any migrants believed to be members of Tren de Aragua under the Alien Enemies Act.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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