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Recent Examples of overset
That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
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Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Gallimore also flashes an effective spin move to take advantage of offensive linemen who overset to defend his upfield burst.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2020
The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here.
—Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Gallimore also flashes an effective spin move to take advantage of offensive linemen who overset to defend his upfield burst.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2020
The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here.
—Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overset
Verb
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Power outages increased as tree branches laden with snow broke under the weight, toppling onto power lines.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Records can be broken, anyone can win, front runners can be toppled, and Brazil and Latvia just might go crazy.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Step 10 Retrieve the cake from the freezer, then invert onto a platter (gently warm the bottom of the pan over low heat to release the cake if needed) and remove the parchment.—
Janice Feuer Haugen,
Saveur,
12 Feb. 2025
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Marc Lore, 53, loves to invert old adages, dismissing the originals as anti-entrepreneurial.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Party members have toyed with reviving Nazi slogans, downplayed the horror wrought by the Holocaust and have been linked to plots to overthrow the government.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The one exception was George W. Bush, who, riding a surge of patriotism and fear following 9/11, attempted to overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan and waged a foolhearted war in Iraq.—
Steven Gillon / Made by History,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Francis Marmolejos, 37, of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, was among the six friends aboard a 30-foot fishing boat that capsized in Ambrose Channel Sunday after beginning to take on water near Breezy Point.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Coast Guard was working with New York City’s Fire and Police Departments to understand what caused the boat to capsize.—
Ellen Yan,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Utley was suspended two games by MLB, but the suspension was overturned.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to the appeal, Sergio Correa is seeking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Donald Trump’s new administration upending nearly a century of U.S. foreign policy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2025
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PayPal upended finance more than 25 years ago by letting businesses accept online payments.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Arizona apologized for fans’ derogatory chants directed at BYU after the Cougars upset the No. 19 Wildcats in a wild 96-95 win Saturday night.—
Jenna West,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Trojans, the No. 6 seed, upset No. 3 Bellarmine in San Jose.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Overset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overset. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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