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overextend

[oh-ver-ik-stend] / ˌoʊ vər ɪkˈstɛnd /


VERB
overreach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK




Example Sentences

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I’m also trying to better balance the emotional commitment and avoid overextending myself — whether that means spending hours listening to everyone or trying to fix everything.

From MarketWatch

Medical care in Florida, as in many other states, is overextended.

From MarketWatch

Instead, the moves on Tuesday look much more like an oil-price reaction, combined with cutbacks in overextended winning positions.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were big moves in the opposite direction on the vaccine news, and the overextended Covid winners have never recovered.

From The Wall Street Journal

With just those two items, her new monthly budget is overextended.

From The Wall Street Journal