as in to exceed
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 overshoot
But on fourth-and-7 near midfield, Rush overshot Jake Ferguson and the ball hit the turf, sealing Dallas’ fate as a loss.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
At the start of practice, during the first round of 11-on-11 drills, Hurts overshot John Ross on a deep post that fell incomplete.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
McKee overshot a receiver on his first attempt in the practice but completed his next two passes — including one that hit Ainias Smith in stride along the sideline.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The Game 3 hero got the inbounds pass from Courtney Vandersloot but overshot the basket, much to the relief of the Lynx and the crowd.
—David Close, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
At the start of practice, during the first round of 11-on-11 drills, Hurts overshot John Ross on a deep post that fell incomplete.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
McKee overshot a receiver on his first attempt in the practice but completed his next two passes — including one that hit Ainias Smith in stride along the sideline.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The Game 3 hero got the inbounds pass from Courtney Vandersloot but overshot the basket, much to the relief of the Lynx and the crowd.
—David Close, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overshoot
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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