Thesaurus results for OVERSHOOTS

overshoots

verb

present tense third-person singular of overshoot

as in exceeds

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 overshoots Meanwhile, in attempting to give Grace an even bigger, badder, darker villain to face this time, the film overshoots its mark, raising the specter of domestic violence in ways that feel just slightly too plausible to fit with the film’s otherwise cartoonish gore. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026

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The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
The goal is to collect a total net credit that at least matches or exceeds the width of the call spread such that even an extraordinary upside move would not result in a loss.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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The All-Pro defensive tackle agrees to a six-year, $135-million deal, which surpasses Von Miller’s contract in Denver as the new benchmark for defenders.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In a recent report, Wells Fargo said the pipeline of GLP-1 weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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