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overshoot
verb as in jump
verb as in miss
Example Sentences
With global temperatures expected to exceed 1.5°C, the report -- produced by 160 scientists across 87 institutions in 23 countries -- urges governments to limit any temperature overshoot to prevent further irreversible changes.
Although there have been no plane crashes in Nigeria for several years, there have been cases of aircraft overshooting the runway and tyres bursting during landing.
"Overall, there's more undershooting than overshooting of fertility ideals," she says.
Things did not go according to plan with the pair experiencing an overshoot that left Letisha with a nasty shoulder injury.
Don't overshoot the mark on the crust and accidentally let the interior temp. get away from you.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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