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overstep

[oh-ver-step] / ˌoʊ vərˈstɛp /
VERB
exceed
Synonyms


VERB
infringe
Synonyms
Antonyms
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Huang also touted Nvidia OpenShell, a so-called sandbox he said would allow users to make sure that AI agents did not overstep user-defined boundaries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

But after decades of interacting with others, I trust my instincts not to overstep, to know when to stay in my own lane when the other lane doesn’t seem receptive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Pike testified that it was not his job “to overstep and tell him what to do. He earned that rank.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

He was a boy who could sometimes be cheeky but "would never overstep boundaries".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

Relief washes over me that Mom didn’t overstep, but now I feel stupid, because I’ve just given her dirt on me that I didn’t want her to have.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Society loses sight of human reality “when the economy turns against the person or science oversteps the limits of its competence,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

In the annals of strategic oversteps in America’s post-9/11 forever war, our shoeless airport security lines will go down as a footnote.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025

US District Judge Donald Molloy agreed with TikTok, saying that it "violates the Constitution in more ways than one" and "oversteps state power".

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023

It really comes to a head in these last episodes, when Nate oversteps with Keeley, which was inappropriate and just wrong in lots of ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2021

“Someone tend the babe before he oversteps himself,” the noble said to the crowd.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

However, she definitely overstepped the mark by indicating that leaving the home to her two adult children is the “decent” thing to do.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Ali was found to have overstepped and Root was reprieved on 23.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued in December and argued that the president had overstepped his authority.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

"The Court has concluded that the Board overstepped its statutory bounds by unilaterally renaming the Kennedy Center after President Trump," Judge Christopher Cooper ruled.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Late in December, Seabiscuit overstepped in a workout and kicked himself in the left foreleg, dinging the suspensory ligament.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

At first, Carson is repulsed by Rapp’s slimy overstepping, but she slowly learns not to loathe him.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Seven police officers were suspended and are under disciplinary investigation for overstepping their authority.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The mission directors then sued Unilever for overstepping its rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

"No matter what your beliefs, you should be able to do your role as a councillor without abuse from the wider public and people should be able to debate without overstepping boundaries," Madgwich said.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

“I may be overstepping myself a little,” I said as I held out my hand for him to shake.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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