as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages
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Recent Examples of overshoot
Sri-Kumar, whose firm provides macroeconomic consulting, thinks stocks could overshoot to the downside by 15% to 20% before traders step in to scoop up oversold names.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
An overshooting top occurs when a cluster of clouds pushes through the anvil and reaches the lower stratosphere.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The workers were traveling back to their office after delivering crude oil and other supplies in a farming village in Negros Oriental province when their truck overshot the road and fell into a 100-f00t-deep ravine, police said.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Stroud also overshot a wide-open Collins late in the first half — a completion would have set up Houston for points.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
An overshooting top occurs when a cluster of clouds pushes through the anvil and reaches the lower stratosphere.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The workers were traveling back to their office after delivering crude oil and other supplies in a farming village in Negros Oriental province when their truck overshot the road and fell into a 100-f00t-deep ravine, police said.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Stroud also overshot a wide-open Collins late in the first half — a completion would have set up Houston for points.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoot
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All of his last three efforts on Friday exceeded 49 feet.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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With most municipalities at or exceeding flood levels, here is where things stood as of week’s end and what was being affected by the high water.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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This expansion comes amid a record 12 million visitors across California’s nine national parks in 2025, surpassing previous attendance records.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Perez now sits 10 homers shy of surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett for the franchise record.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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