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Recent Examples of overextend
Boundary-setting as self-care: Learn to say no to demands that overextend your time and energy.
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Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Moscow, moreover, is especially vulnerable at this moment, with Russia’s military becoming increasingly overextended.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Do not let your in-laws persuade you to overextend yourselves financially to keep up appearances.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
After all, this Earth sign can oftentimes overextend themselves, leading to stress or burnout.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Moscow, moreover, is especially vulnerable at this moment, with Russia’s military becoming increasingly overextended.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Do not let your in-laws persuade you to overextend yourselves financially to keep up appearances.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
After all, this Earth sign can oftentimes overextend themselves, leading to stress or burnout.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
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Polaris All Slingshot models will see powertrain changes that increase horsepower slightly and broaden the torque curve to deliver better acceleration.—
Aaron Turpen,
New Atlas,
1 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's defiance against Trump's deportation agenda appears to have broadened the bull's-eye on Colorado's back.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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His story serves as a stark reminder of the fight for financial freedom and the perils of government overreach in a rapidly digitizing world.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Bush overreached on Social Security and immigration and became bogged down in Iraq.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a surprise move, China — long criticized for its human rights record — signed the declaration, further widening the distance between America and the rest in the tussle for AI supremacy.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 1970, as new housing developments were planned across the Santa Monica Mountains, homeowner associations objected to a city master plan that would widen and extend existing canyon roads linking Sunset Boulevard and Mulholland Drive.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Mahomes’ touchdown-to-interception ratio in the playoffs (5.4-to-1) also exceeds his regular season rate (3.3-to-1).—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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This week, veteran climate scientist James Hansen warned in a new study that the rate of global warming has sped up during the past 15 years, and the higher temperature target of the Paris Agreement, which is 2°C of warming, will almost certainly be reached or exceeded.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Look, $100 million on initiatives like expanding atheism in Nepal.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Immigrant advocates have pushed to shore up those protections with a federal bill that would expand visa eligibility for workers cooperating with regulators to expose labor violations, so far without success.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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