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overshot

verb

Definition of overshot

past tense of overshoot

as in exceeded

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 overshot Wilson overshot an open man on the ensuing first-down play, then found tight end Charlie Williams, and the big guy chugged to the Red Raiders’ 22. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 The jet, traveling from San Juan, Puerto Rico, overshot the runway, killing five people and injuring another five. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Pineda was one of five people killed when the Amazon cargo plane, operated by 21 Air, overshot the runway and struck a work van eight days ago. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 Investigators have not determined the cause of the crash, which killed five people and injured five others after Amazon Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-33A operated by 21 Air LLC, overshot the runway and struck two vehicles. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The widow of one of the five men killed over Labor Day weekend when an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Wednesday. — Brady Dennis, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026 The Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air as Prime Air Flight 7598, overshot the runway and burst into flames on Sunday, killing at least five people and shutting down the airport's runways. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 Boutte’s only targets came courtesy of DeVito, who overshot him in the end zone and ripped a short curl-route completion to him in front of undrafted rookie corner Channing Canada. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 But the team failed to advance to the second round after its rocket overshot the target height of 730 feet, reaching a peak of 830 feet, according to Del Norte team Vice President Hithin Pulamarasetty, who was among the four members who went to the National Finals. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

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The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
For instance, the agency allowed some states to ban enrollees from using food stamps to buy soda and candy, although a federal judge earlier this year ruled that the Agriculture Department exceeded its authority in implementing the rules.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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