oversteps

verb

present tense third-person singular of overstep
as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school

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  1. exceeds
  2. surpasses
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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
Definition of exceeds
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  • But first, welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham stuns in a backless halter top and then surpasses Caitlin Clark in social media followers.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Wells Fargo reported the pipeline of weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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“Oversteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversteps. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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