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
Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Boston will close out deadline day with a home matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, who overhauled their franchise this past weekend by trading centerpiece superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Since taking office, Trump has taken steps to overhaul the NLRB.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
As part of his plan, Niccol has also overhauled Starbucks’ service standards, including expanding free refills on hot and iced brewed coffee and tea to all customers.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
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The Granular sale is the latest in a series of sweeping changes at the precision health company, which has slashed its workforce, restructured its business and overhauled its executive leadership in recent years.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Boston will close out deadline day with a home matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, who overhauled their franchise this past weekend by trading centerpiece superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Since taking office, Trump has taken steps to overhaul the NLRB.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
As part of his plan, Niccol has also overhauled Starbucks’ service standards, including expanding free refills on hot and iced brewed coffee and tea to all customers.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
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My other friends would teach me how to throw and catch that once-strange oblong object.—
Peter Ji,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2025
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Local water managers say they were caught off-guard by the decision when they were informed just a day before the water started flowing.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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China overtook Japan as the biggest vehicle exporter last year, helped by government support for EVs.—
AFP,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The shooting happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, when Brooks’ Honda Odyssey minivan jockeyed through traffic to overtake a Crown Victoria driven by Uriel Miller, 26, of Tennessee, police said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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The revisions, which the BLS does each year, reduced the jobs count by 589,000 in the 12 months through March 2024.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The next biggest revision came in 2019 when the BLS subtracted 501,000 jobs from its preliminary estimates.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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But Barkley didn’t join the Eagles to chase records.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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There's several variations but there's a big one that moves after the little one that appears to be chasing it....—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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The heaviest rain will reach San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon and evening, when rainfall rates could reach more than 1 inch per hour.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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As of late 2024, outstanding federal student loan debt reached approximately $1.64 trillion, up from $1.59 trillion in early 2021.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Donald Trump certainly was elected to the presidency based on a commitment to reduce the size of the federal government and all the reasons listed above mean that relatively generous buyouts make better sense for an administration pursuing that aim than firing folks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Worst of all, many said, were the broadsides delivered by Mr. Musk and the White House portraying the agency as a rogue, criminal agency run by spendthrift officials pursuing their personal agendas.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 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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As much as the radio industry is in turmoil, transition and cost-cutting, there is still something compelling when a Talkie like Greenberg delivers a bold, original opinion without resorting to cheap tricks.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Add in pitcher Joe Musgrove’s recovery from Tommy John surgery and the lack of clarity about the ownership transition and things seem murky.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Overhaul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhaul. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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