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overreach

(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.

Writhing under his deficiency of means, he [William Hazlitt] struggled to supersede practice, overreach time, and bound at once to the conclusion.
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  • “TL;DR: The DHS is leveraging a 1930s customs law to request data from Google on a Canadian citizen who criticized ICE, raising concerns about privacy and governmental overreach.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hey! I just took action to stop a bill in Ohio that bans drag and could even label women in sports bras as felons. We need to stop this government overreach now! Speak up and join the movement here: a.allout.org/s/WKpb8/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “In 2025, Verified Voting advanced post-election audits in 21 states, defeated risky internet voting proposals in 7 states, and emerged as a leading voice against federal overreach threatening election security. ⭐️ Read our annual report: bit.ly/4tzW5Lj”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “ICE is part of the post-9/11 government overreach that should all be abolished.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(ambitransitive, reflexive, equestrianism) Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot.

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    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hey! I just took action to stop a bill in Ohio that bans drag and could even label women in sports bras as felons. We need to stop this government overreach now! Speak up and join the movement here: a.allout.org/s/WKpb8/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Republican overreach backfired spectacularly…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “x.com/wallstreetap... This is illegal. Why does the government feel that they have so much power to do anything that they want. There are private property rights for a reason this is beyond government overreach.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Every article like this, which doesn’t begin with a reference to his absence of training and his general ridiculous overreach, will someday end up in a “How did they not see what was happening?” history book. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(ambitransitive) To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.

[...] I cannot forget what the poet Martial saith; "O quantum est subitis casibus ingenium!" signifying, that accident is many times more subtle than foresight, and overreacheth expectation; [...]
Origin: The is from , equivalent to ; the is derived from the verb or from the phrase to reach over. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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