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Recent Examples of overset
That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
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Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Gallimore also flashes an effective spin move to take advantage of offensive linemen who overset to defend his upfield burst.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2020
The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here.
—Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Gallimore also flashes an effective spin move to take advantage of offensive linemen who overset to defend his upfield burst.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2020
The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here.
—Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overset
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Huffman fired the starting gun last month on a series of challenges to septuagenarian committee leaders by launching an insurgent bid to topple incumbent ranking member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.).Andrew Solender, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Photos of the week In pictures: Syrian rebels topple Assad regime 1 of 52 Check out more images, curated by CNN Photos.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Their wage cost structure may have risen significantly, with their pyramids getting inverted in ways that could be riskier in the long run.Tonushree Mondal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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For Reduced to a Few Kilos of Ash, resembling the ruins of a boat hull, Myre scanned the charcoal drawing, then inverted it on her computer before printing it.Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Days before Assad was overthrown, however, Tehran began to withdraw its forces from Syria.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Up 7-3 in the second quarter, Hurts had ample time against a third-and-7, six-man rush but overthrew Johnny Wilson for yet another three-and-out.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Authorities in Alaska have recovered two bodies after a crew of five went missing earlier this month when their boat capsized.Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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President-elect Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of Defense was listing badly but had not yet capsized on Wednesday evening.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Trump's immunity claim is one of several attempts by his legal team to overturn his conviction and have the case dismissed.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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His sentence has never been overturned and was carried out as ordered by the court.CBS News, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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That could upend a lot of vacation plans for tourists who were planning to see the country’s public lands over the holidays.Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Then, Pinellas voters last month added two ballpark deal critics to the board, creating a new anti-stadium majority that could upend the entire deal.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Red Hawks upset Brentwood, 17-10, in overtime to reach 11-1 and qualify for the Class 6A quarterfinals.Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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On Thursday night, Louisville (30-5) upset Pittsburgh, top-ranked since September, 21-25, 25-23, 29-27, 25-17.Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Overset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overset. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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