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Recent Examples of overambitious
The personal health record was consigned to the graveyard of overambitious tech dreams.
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Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Wharton might make a wrong decision, miscue a tricky ball, or be overambitious with his distribution on occasion.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Taylor Pyke’s great expectations for her Mundelein softball career weren’t overambitious.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Whether a technological triumph or an overambitious experiment, there’s no denying that the Zumwalt-class is a warship like no other.
—Interesting Engineering, 28 Feb. 2025
But without realistic steps, this overambitious mindset can leave you feeling burnt out.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But without realistic steps, this overambitious mindset can leave you feeling burnt out.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
This sets the stage for the recurring theme of the season, with overambitious district attorney Harvey Dent (Diedrich Bader) running for mayor, putting him in conflict, but maybe also in cahoots, with Thorne.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
The company made decisions on hiring and new products last year that were overambitious, Mickos said.
—James Rundle, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Wharton might make a wrong decision, miscue a tricky ball, or be overambitious with his distribution on occasion.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Taylor Pyke’s great expectations for her Mundelein softball career weren’t overambitious.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Whether a technological triumph or an overambitious experiment, there’s no denying that the Zumwalt-class is a warship like no other.
—Interesting Engineering, 28 Feb. 2025
But without realistic steps, this overambitious mindset can leave you feeling burnt out.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But without realistic steps, this overambitious mindset can leave you feeling burnt out.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
This sets the stage for the recurring theme of the season, with overambitious district attorney Harvey Dent (Diedrich Bader) running for mayor, putting him in conflict, but maybe also in cahoots, with Thorne.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
The company made decisions on hiring and new products last year that were overambitious, Mickos said.
—James Rundle, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overambitious
Adjective
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This capital will be directed towards organic growth, value-accretive M&A, attractive, progressive dividends (50% dividend payout ratio), and opportunistic share buybacks.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Before then, coach Mikey Varas and squad will attempt to learn from several defensive breakdowns that, exploited by opportunistic Houston, showed how vulnerable a first-place team can be.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Sitting in a room full of pretentious ex-friends and mentally eviscerating them all is a universal human experience.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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And a slightly surreal, fantastical closing scene is puzzling and pretentious rather than provocative.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Encoded in the machine's engineering was an ambitious globalism.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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Lopez also has an ambitious and uninhibited way of speaking that is far removed from the prudence of players from older generations.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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With that in mind, it's expected the Dodgers will be very aggressive at the trade deadline.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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And signs have emerged that the White House may be misreading Trump’s election mandate and the political moment, with new polls showing public sentiment turning nationwide on the president’s increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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In midfield, Postecoglou avoided the temptation to attempt a like-for-like replacement for Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison, all of whom missed the final through injury, and instead went with Pape Matar Sarr, a more functional and industrious option.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Leroy Sané was industrious in the first half, but his inability to shoot with both feet hurt him and his team overall.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Bobo pesters the grown-ups with tons of pushy questions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Discussions about relationships and family issues might be blunt and pushy.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That takes diligent work – sifting through records, tracking down the people with the key information, sometimes fighting to get that information made public.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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That scouts regard Bogaerts as one of MLB’s most diligent workers is actually concerning.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Its importance to the U.S. is only growing as China becomes more assertive, particularly regarding Taiwan.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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That’s because this whiskey is super oaky and bold, the cask finishes are assertive, and the proof often skyrockets to near hazmat levels.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
2 July 2025
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“Overambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overambitious. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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