overextend
verb (used with object)
to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point.
overextension
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a word derived from
overextend.
Example Sentences
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The headlines that tie business development companies’ stock declines to overextension are misplaced.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
One potential pitfall is overextension, which is the problem of taking on too much debt or getting stuck in debt over time, which I described above.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2024
Iger also has repeatedly acknowledged Disney’s overextension of the Marvel brand, which the executive has described as taking a hit in quality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
The same can’t be said of Marvel itself, according to a recent Variety story enumerating the disarray in Marvel’s business suites where executives have lost the thread due to the MCU’s overextension.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
The regiment, when operating alone and attacking, should undertake an enveloping attack if it does not result in overextension.
From Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19) by United States War Department
