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
In college, Maye had a tendency to overshoot downfield receivers, and threw behind a few receivers running intermediate crossing routes so far in OTAs.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
In November 2018, a cargo plane also overshot the runway and crashed into a similar antenna mount in Halifax, Canada.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Or, it was supposed to go to his brother — but Jason overshot it, and a fan caught the ball instead.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Globally, phosphorous use is expected to double, overshooting the safe planetary boundary.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
In November 2018, a cargo plane also overshot the runway and crashed into a similar antenna mount in Halifax, Canada.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Or, it was supposed to go to his brother — but Jason overshot it, and a fan caught the ball instead.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Globally, phosphorous use is expected to double, overshooting the safe planetary boundary.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshoot
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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The asylum process in Mexico is supposed to take about three months, said Mejía from UNHCR, but the number of cases exceeds the capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid to process them.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Russian Attacks on Ukraine and War Developments Late on July 3 and into the early hours of July 4, Russia battered Ukraine with more than 500 drones and missiles in the most intense aerial attack of the war, surpassing the previous record set just days earlier on June 29.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Several family members of former MLB relief pitcher Tyler Walker remain missing on Tuesday as the death toll surpassed 100 following the devastating flooding that took place in central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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