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Recent Examples of overextend
Focus on balancing passion with practicality, and avoid overextending yourself emotionally or financially.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Consumer watchdogs also say the plans lead consumers to overextend themselves because, for example, not paying full price upfront leaves, in the shopper’s mind at least, more money for smaller purchases.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Doing too much, too soon, not only muddles your purpose, but overextends your resources.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Boundary-setting as self-care: Learn to say no to demands that overextend your time and energy.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Consumer watchdogs also say the plans lead consumers to overextend themselves because, for example, not paying full price upfront leaves, in the shopper’s mind at least, more money for smaller purchases.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Doing too much, too soon, not only muddles your purpose, but overextends your resources.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Boundary-setting as self-care: Learn to say no to demands that overextend your time and energy.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
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Morgan leverages her global experience to broaden students' horizons, showing them possibilities beyond their neighborhoods and after graduation.—
Pauleanna Reid,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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But just as smartphones and the internet are powerful tools to broaden their horizons, parents and caregivers are right to be cautious about exactly what their teens are posting on the day-to-day.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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Armstrong claimed Coinbase was not in violation of any law, and the SEC overreached in its effort to rein in its efforts.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Even amid the new strategic circumstances, there will be limits on Iran’s concessions, and Trump could easily overreach—or even pursue regime change in Tehran.—
Philip H. Gordon,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2025
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In reality, the rift between driver and team had been widening for some time—Monaco may have simply been the breaking point.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Why Breast Cancer Is More Deadly in Black Women Deaths from breast cancer have been declining for all groups except Native American women since 1990—but the survival gap has widened between Black and white women.—
Leah Small,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2025
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But the number of deaths in 2025 has already exceeded last year’s count.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Federal departments and agencies report that the average age of their facilities exceeds their 40-50-year design life, with half rated to be in poor or critical condition, and there are multibillion-dollar maintenance backlogs across multiple R&D facilities.—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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She’s since expanded into other jewelry and accessories categories and launched lifestyle items like laptop cases, luggage tags and keychains.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since then, the company has expanded to more than 20 locations across California, including a wholesale site.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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