as in exceeds
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 overshoots
Meanwhile, in attempting to give Grace an even bigger, badder, darker villain to face this time, the film overshoots its mark, raising the specter of domestic violence in ways that feel just slightly too plausible to fit with the film’s otherwise cartoonish gore.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoots
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For the first time in four years, the national average for a gallon of regular gas exceeds $4 a gallon, AAA reports.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The amount of geothermal energy within Earth far exceeds global energy requirements, but harnessing this energy to produce electricity can be difficult.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Although Texas’ high school graduation rate surpasses the national average, the state trails in the share of young adults with four-year college degrees.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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This meticulous process is all in the name of snagged that Master Chronometer label, meaning that the timepiece is highly accurate and surpasses the threshold for ultra-high performance.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Overshoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoots. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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