overset

Definition of oversetnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of overset That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes. — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022 McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders. — John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020 The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here. — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overset
Verb
  • Then, SpaceX’s June offering toppled that statistic, raising more than $85 billion (registration required), including the greenshoe, underscoring the scale of investor demand.
    — Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The 2024 trophy was held by Freddie Freeman, whose grand slam toppled the New York Yankees.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At Lacoste, the classic crocodile logo was inverted on polos, while Gucci’s Demna and Dries Van Noten’s Julian Klausner gave rugbys a bougie Euro spin.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But, under the guise of this routine procedure, an extraordinary mechanism has been launched, which has completely inverted the structure of voter registration in India, and disenfranchised millions of voters.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The guy who tried to overthrow Colum and take Clan MacKenzie for himself until Ellen went all Die Hard and killed him and his men?
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In the days before Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was gunned down inside his second-floor bedroom, tensions were mounting in South Florida among the men involved in the plot to overthrow him.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday.
    — JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died when a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, according to the United Nations' migration agency.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • American norms about politics, science, education and law are being overturned, and artificial intelligence threatens further disruption.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ventura County Superior Court Judge Kathryne Ann Stoltz rejected Luster's attempt to overturn his convictions but granted him a new sentencing hearing.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In extreme cases, these can cause extreme mental health spirals that upend someone’s personal and professional life, sometimes ending in self harm or suicide.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Here is what the actress has shared about the diagnosis that upended her year.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Cubs were upset again by the Marlins in the 2020 wild-card series, losing the series in a two-game sweep.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Many of those wins have been agonizing for the Bears to endure like when TCU upset a top-10 Baylor squad in 2021 or when the Horned Frogs scored a walk-off field goal the very next season in Waco to keep their undefeated season alive.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Overset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overset. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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