as in to catch
to move fast enough to get even with
she had to hurry to overtake her friends, who had forgotten their umbrellas the thunderstorm overtook them suddenly
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Recent Examples of overtake
Health care surpasses housing as a top concern Health care became one of Idahoans’ top three priorities this year, overtaking housing by a slight margin.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
Last year imported beer sales overtook domestic premium beer sales for the first time.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
Leading ladies, such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan, boosted pop music in 2024 to overtake Latin, which had been leading at the mid-year mark, as the fasting-growing genre of the year in terms of U.S. music streams.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
As the years ticked by, United’s facilities were overtaken by those of other teams — notably rivals and neighbours City.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
Last year imported beer sales overtook domestic premium beer sales for the first time.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
Leading ladies, such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan, boosted pop music in 2024 to overtake Latin, which had been leading at the mid-year mark, as the fasting-growing genre of the year in terms of U.S. music streams.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
As the years ticked by, United’s facilities were overtaken by those of other teams — notably rivals and neighbours City.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtake
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Trees must be wrapped in burlap to catch larvae, which are then supposed to be drowned in soapy water or stuffed in the freezer — but the real solution is to simply wait for natural controls, like E. maimaiga, to fight them off, Dwyer explained.—
Tribune News Service,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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Icons glitter, shimmy, bounce, and in other ways evade the chasing eye.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
15 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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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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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtake. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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