as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Early in Quarles' tenure, Rivera and Duncan voiced concerns that Martin was overstepping as chairman of the board, the lawsuit reads, claiming Quarles would excuse himself from meetings to take the chairman's phone calls, and the two spoke on a daily basis.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
But TikTok has fought the law at every turn, arguing that the U.S. government is overstepping its bounds by attempting to regulate foreign ownership of a private company.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement In his decision, Reeves found the Education Department overstepped its authority by expanding the scope of Title IX.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Early in Quarles' tenure, Rivera and Duncan voiced concerns that Martin was overstepping as chairman of the board, the lawsuit reads, claiming Quarles would excuse himself from meetings to take the chairman's phone calls, and the two spoke on a daily basis.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
But TikTok has fought the law at every turn, arguing that the U.S. government is overstepping its bounds by attempting to regulate foreign ownership of a private company.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement In his decision, Reeves found the Education Department overstepped its authority by expanding the scope of Title IX.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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