OVEREXTENDS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

overextends

verb

present tense third-person singular of overextend

as in overreaches

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Hale added that pairing AI criticism with religious language broadens its reach beyond activists already skeptical of the technology.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Commercial launch services are already standard for most NASA and DOD missions, but the memorandum broadens that approach to transportation after reaching orbit, including spacecraft servicing and logistics.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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This uncontrolled melting widens the cavern and dangerously thins the structural salt pillars separating adjacent domes.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
The use of noble language to describe a process that weakens constitutional guardrails only widens the disconnect between words and actions.

— Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

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