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overstep

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


VERB
infringe
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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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

“Local law enforcement must not be complicit through silence or inaction when federal agents overstep legal and ethical boundaries,” Duarte said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

Manager Chris Wilder said his players did not "overstep the mark" and dismissed the incident as something that happens "at every club up and down the country, three or four times a year".

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 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

Hikari channels that quality to good use in “Rental Family” but never oversteps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

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

“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

In his lawsuit, Black said the committee overstepped its authority by asking Black about NDAs that weren’t related to Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The company argued in the lawsuit that Defense Secretary Pete Hegeth overstepped his authority with the new designation.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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

Percy looked cautiously at Annabeth, like he was afraid he’d overstepped.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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

This column would love to believe that this story is about a vice president overstepping his authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

But navigating the ins and outs of stories that intertwine without overstepping has required nimbleness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

In spite of his parents’ sanction he feels that he is overstepping them, correcting a mistake they’ve made.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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