overshoot
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break, exceed, outreach, outrun, overpass, overreach, overrun, overstep, surpass, transcend
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The film’s performance overshot expectations and — along with The Lion King — suggests Disney’s live-action reboot strategy is working even if fans of the originals gripe. — James Hibberd, EW.com, "The 17 biggest summer box office winners and losers of 2019," 14 Aug. 2019 When the footprint of consumption worldwide exceeds biocapacity, the authors assert that humans are overshooting, or exceeding the regenerative capacity of Earth’s ecosystems. — Robert B. Richardson, The Conversation, "Resource depletion is a serious problem, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell us much about it," 24 July 2019 Heath pulled off his hat, ruffled his hair and spun around as Mao, an 18-year-old from John’s Creek, Ga., overshot a birdie putt by just inches. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "Jack Heath wins Boys Junior PGA Championship with record-breaking score, clutch putt on 18; Milford’s James top local finisher," 2 Aug. 2019 Investors tend to overshoot in such selloffs, and the premium of Pemex bond yields over comparable government bonds could surge another half-percentage-point, Mr. Ollom wrote in the report. — Matt Wirz, WSJ, "Mexico’s Pemex at Risk of Being Downgraded by Two Ratings Firms," 21 June 2019 With older, wooden racquets, which dominated the game of tennis for much of the 20th Century, serving too hard significantly increased your odds of overshooting, sending the ball out of bounds. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "How Elite Tennis Players Crank Out Serves at 150 MPH," 12 July 2019 Last week, a SpiceJet plane overshot the runway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, in Mumbai, according to CNN affiliate News18. — Jessie Yeung And Swati Gupta, CNN, "Indian airline technician dies after getting trapped in plane door," 10 July 2019 Harris overshot her one-minute allowance more times than Sen. Bernie Sanders summoned President Trump as the embodiment of evil, or spiritual author Marianne Williamson invoked his sway over his supporters. — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, "The moderators couldn’t control the Democratic debates — and no one wanted them to," 27 June 2019 Many competitors also overshot their budgets, few by as much as Pioneer. — Rebecca Elliott And Bradley Olson, WSJ, "A Leader of America’s Fracking Boom Has Second Thoughts," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overshoot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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