overreach
verb
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, ˈō-və- , ˌō-vər-ˈrēch , ˌō-və- \
noun
, ˈō-və- , ˌō-vər-ˈrē-chər , ˌō-və- \
noun
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fox, outfox, outmaneuver, outslick, outsmart, outthink, outwit
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Across the country, gang databases are coming under scrutiny by justice reform advocates who say the lists exemplify police overreach that can lead to civil rights violations. — NBC News, "He's a gang intervention worker. But California police call him a gang member.," 18 Aug. 2019 The complaint argued that the city overreached in its regulatory power by including businesses that are headquartered outside Dallas but have employees who work within the city limits. — Hayat Norimine, Dallas News, "Dallas city attorney responds to paid sick leave lawsuit, wants new judge in case," 14 Aug. 2019 From Facebook’s personal data overreaches to thousands of e-commerce sites that trick people into superfluous purchases to cities implementing facial-recognition systems without consent, the tech industry continues to stress-test trust. — Pamela Pavliscak, Quartz, "Forget AI ethics—treat technology like a new relationship instead," 2 Aug. 2019 Attempts to kill this form of government overreach in the intervening years have failed. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Hypocritical Ohio law links nuke support to coal subsidies, cuts off renewables," 24 July 2019 The group frames the bill as government overreach and a step toward animal rights activists imposing their views on the state. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "Fur clothing’s days could be numbered in California — bill would ban sales," 17 July 2019 The public initially balked at the automated system, fearing government overreach as the agency tracked each taxpayer with a number. — Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Mortimer Caplin, charismatic and hard-driving IRS commissioner, dies at 103," 16 July 2019 Wheeler said that the Obama administration overreached its authority with its rule, the Clean Power Plan, which was suspended by the Supreme Court after challenges from 28 states and hundreds of companies. — Lisa Friedman, BostonGlobe.com, "EPA finalizes plan to replace Obama-era climate rules," 19 June 2019 His more modest book argues that elites have overreached, both in the U.S. and in Europe, in advocating large-scale immigration and trade deals and foreign interventions. — Jason Willick, WSJ, "‘The Virtue of Nationalism’ and ‘The Nationalist Revival’ Review: Against the Liberal Empire," 9 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overreach.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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