as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Recent Examples of overstepped
The Justice Department argued that the judge had overstepped his authority by inserting himself into questions of foreign policy.
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Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
In the 2-1 opinion, the appeals court said Cummings overstepped his authority on the blanket release of the detainees without assessing each case individually.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The controversy stems from the claim that Trump has overstepped his constitutional authority granted by that act, which does not mention tariffs or specifically authorize the president to impose them.
—Kent Jones, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
The controversy stems from the claim that Trump has overstepped his constitutional authority granted by that act, which does not mention tariffs or specifically authorize the president to impose them.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
The Florida Education Association and the United Faculty of Florida filed the administrative challenge last week, contending that state education officials overstepped their legal authority in moving forward with the plan.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The court further ruled that the SGA overstepped its boundaries in attempting to require the chapter to provide a detailed budget plan, despite acknowledging that the chapter would be funded by the national TPUSA organization.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Inside, another student said university officials overstepped and exerted too much control over the event.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Among them was an amicus curiae signed by 200 Members of Congress urging the court to uphold the findings of the lower courts—namely, that the president overstepped his executive authority in enacting the tariffs using IEEPA.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstepped
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The company said the Series F funding round had exceeded a $15B target, with investors including Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX and Baron Capital Group, along with previous investors Nvidia and Cisco Investments.—
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As of late 2025, cumulative shipments of the 587Ah platform have exceeded 2 GWh.—
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Saturday's figures surpassed those from Friday, when 1,024 flights were cancelled.—
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Jones already surpassed his win totals from the past two seasons combined.—
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“Overstepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstepped. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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