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
The European leather is meant to provide elegance, while the last shape, stance and understated branding fits the brand’s focus for the product by creating a shoe that doesn’t overstep its needs.
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Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Every Saturday Night Live season 50 host and musical guest
Earlier this year, the singer-songwriter called out toxic fans for overstepping into her personal life.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
In the four years since then, Republicans have waged a war to protect the election and voting process, while Democrats have accused their counterparts of overstepping their legal authority.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Oct. 2024
President Joe Biden initially planned to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for people with incomes below $125,000, though the Supreme Court ruled Biden had overstepped his authority.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Every Saturday Night Live season 50 host and musical guest
Earlier this year, the singer-songwriter called out toxic fans for overstepping into her personal life.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
In the four years since then, Republicans have waged a war to protect the election and voting process, while Democrats have accused their counterparts of overstepping their legal authority.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Oct. 2024
President Joe Biden initially planned to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for people with incomes below $125,000, though the Supreme Court ruled Biden had overstepped his authority.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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