as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Recent Examples of overstep
Others said the rule change would overstep the board’s legal authority.
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Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Michigan election officials are demanding a list of people who received voter verification notices from the Antrim County clerk's office, saying county clerk Victoria Bishop overstepped her authority in sending them.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
To Quinn, the director overstepped.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
The White House has portrayed Boasberg as a biased judge who overstepped his authority.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
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Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Michigan election officials are demanding a list of people who received voter verification notices from the Antrim County clerk's office, saying county clerk Victoria Bishop overstepped her authority in sending them.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
To Quinn, the director overstepped.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
The White House has portrayed Boasberg as a biased judge who overstepped his authority.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstep
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Here, the eclipse occurs high in the sky, with durations exceeding 4 minutes near the Strait of Gibraltar.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Prospect left a trail of wreckage exceeding anything the state’s healthcare industry had ever endured.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Centering on five boyhood friends reuniting after the death of their beloved basketball coach, director Dennis Dugan‘s film surpassed $270 million at the global box office.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The national debt has surpassed the GDP, Social Security and Medicare face looming financial crises, inflation is rising, families are struggling — and yet Congress does nothing.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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