OVEREXTENDING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

overextending

verb

present participle of overextend

as in overreaching

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In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party has opportunistically seized on air-conditioning, portraying it as an urgent quality-of-life issue that moralizing environmentalists and overreaching technocrats have ignored.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
While Saba has historically spurred positive changes in some CEFs, this specific proposal was deemed overreaching.

— Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of overreaching

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Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Gold rose on Thursday as the widening Middle East conflict drove investors towards the safe-haven asset, while a softer dollar also lent support to prices.

— Lim Hui Jie,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of widening

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The longer-term relative trend is not yet bullish, with the declining 200-day MA still overhead, but the recent improvement fits with broadening leadership.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Yet many could still replicate portions of its economic evolution by broadening participation, encouraging private enterprise, welcoming additional foreign investors, and leveraging competition among outside powers to secure more favorable outcomes.

— Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of broadening

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The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
The mission won't just hunt for aliens, but rather explore these habitable planets and their atmospheres, expanding our understanding of other worlds while also being used for a variety of astronomical purposes.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of expanding

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Philadelphia is enduring one of its warmest 4th of July celebrations on record, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit due to a massive heat dome.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The platform also incorporates integrated suspension and supports payloads exceeding 661 pounds (300 kilograms), while alternative differential-drive configurations are available for rough outdoor terrain.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of exceeding

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