Thesaurus results for OVERSTEPPING

overstepping

verb

present participle of overstep

as in exceeding

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 overstepping Chan was the subject of backlash in the Enhypen fan community after she was accused of overstepping boundaries while attending a concert in July. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 The Justice Department has defended its track record in court and accused judges of overstepping their authority. — Npr Staff, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026 Critics rightly questioned whether the federal government was overstepping its authority, and the effort quickly stalled. — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Yee accused Horne of overstepping by improperly denying parents' purchases. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 This extravagant, cartoonish, and shockingly unfunny folly about the hysteria surrounding a Japanese invasion of California shows a boy-wonder director testing his limits — and overstepping them. — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 Last week, a disagreement over the electoral law erupted into a power struggle between Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and the Provisional Electoral Council after council members accused the government of overstepping its authority and acting unconstitutionally. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 Once the season started Gonzalez tried to support his teammates from afar without overstepping. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026 One of the easiest ways to be helpful without overstepping is to check in about small but important logistics. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026

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For comparison, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, began mass-producing 7nm chips in 2018 and can achieve yields exceeding 90%, depending on factors including chip design and die size.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
As shown on the chart, the load curve in 2026 surged significantly in late June, briefly exceeding 125,000 megawatts.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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Last year, the New York metro area’s tech workforce reached 394,300, surpassing the Bay Area’s 375,730, according to a report from CBRE.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Okta soared more than 20% after surpassing analyst expectations and reporting booming demand due to agentic AI.

— Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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