as in to catch
to move fast enough to get even with
in the final moments of the race, the horse in the rear sped forward at a furious pace and overhauled the horse that had been leading
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Recent Examples of overhaul
Nate Rau, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Many of the reforms proposed here would require an activist and competent state, which suggests that quite a few countries would need to monumentally overhaul their governments’ operations.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Efforts to overhaul the PBM industry will likely continue under the incoming Trump administration, though President-elect Donald Trump has named a replacement for the FTC’s current leader, Lina Kahn.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Republicans on the committee defended and praised his nomination and President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul the Department of Defense, while Democrats grilled him over concerns that his past disqualifies him from the role.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
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Metro Council members filed legislation this week to overhaul the city's policy for using video footage captured by private businesses and property owners.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Many of the reforms proposed here would require an activist and competent state, which suggests that quite a few countries would need to monumentally overhaul their governments’ operations.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Efforts to overhaul the PBM industry will likely continue under the incoming Trump administration, though President-elect Donald Trump has named a replacement for the FTC’s current leader, Lina Kahn.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Republicans on the committee defended and praised his nomination and President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul the Department of Defense, while Democrats grilled him over concerns that his past disqualifies him from the role.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhaul
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Months before the rest of the city sealed its windows and fought to catch its breath, David was doing the same.—
Will Bahr,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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There’s still a chance to catch this a poignant dramedy based on true events.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, solar power generated 11% of EU electricity, overtaking coal, which fell below 10% for the first time.—
Sibi Arasu,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Global investment in low-carbon energy projects will overtake spending on upstream oil and gas production for the first time this year, according to a report from S&P. Solar energy alone is expected to generate half of this year's green energy investment.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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The initial estimate for the final quarter of 2024 suggests a further contraction of 0.1 percent, though this figure remains subject to revision as more detailed data for December becomes available.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the payroll gain for December, there were only modest net downward revisions of 8,000 jobs to the previous two payroll figures, with a 7,000 job revision higher in October but a 15,000 job revision lower for November.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Sheriff’s deputies and Volusia County Animal Services officers chased and captured the dogs, who were then confiscated and are being held in quarantine, the statement said.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Icons glitter, shimmy, bounce, and in other ways evade the chasing eye.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025
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Testimony from Hutchinson, a former aide to Republican White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, helped investigators reach that conclusion.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior shooting guard leads the Retrievers (9-10, 1-3 America East) in scoring at 17.3 points per game — which ranks third in the conference — and needs just 20 more points to reach the 1,000-point milestone.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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Past Republican Presidents, most notably Reagan, pursued a deregulatory agenda that included slashing budgets and personnel, but Trump has, as ever, put his personal stamp on this conservative impulse, imbuing it with intimidation, threats of retribution, and grievance.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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This insight may feel counterintuitive, given our cultural focus on constantly pursuing, achieving and earning more.—
Colleen Star Koch,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The dissolution and subsequent reformation of safety teams at OpenAI demonstrates the ongoing debate about how best to approach AI safety governance.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Whether that’s the debut of Jacob Fatu, the recent reformation of the OG Bloodline or Punk making a deal with Paul Heyman to help the babyface Bloodline at Survivor Series, the twists just keep on coming.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
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Newsweek has reached out to the Trump transition team via email for comment.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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She’s chair of the board at America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank, and served on his transition team.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Overhaul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhaul. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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