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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as in redesign
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Mar. 2025
Rebuilding The Road: Infrastructure Integration For an AI coach to have contextual understanding and true integration into a learning environment, its data architecture needs to be completely overhauled.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Some five years ago, the initial plans called for doing one project that would overhaul all of Santa Fe Drive from McKinnon Avenue eastward to El Camino Real.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Barr spent most of his tenure pushing for a set of rules that would have drastically hiked big bank capital requirements by overhauling how firms measure risk, but intense industry opposition ultimately saw that effort subside and remain unfinished.
—Pete Schroeder, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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The controversy surrounding the funding was amplified by tech billionaire Elon Musk, whom Trump has tasked with leading efforts to overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Mar. 2025
Rebuilding The Road: Infrastructure Integration For an AI coach to have contextual understanding and true integration into a learning environment, its data architecture needs to be completely overhauled.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Some five years ago, the initial plans called for doing one project that would overhaul all of Santa Fe Drive from McKinnon Avenue eastward to El Camino Real.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Barr spent most of his tenure pushing for a set of rules that would have drastically hiked big bank capital requirements by overhauling how firms measure risk, but intense industry opposition ultimately saw that effort subside and remain unfinished.
—Pete Schroeder, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhaul
Verb
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Gordon did score Newcastle’s second goal that night, when Quansah’s lack of familiarity with the role caught him out.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Pursue in order to catch.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have overtaken them for second place by the tiebreaker.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Behind the Nissan Leaf, a driver of an Audi was having none of this careful robot driving malarkey and overtook us both at speed and clearly with some frustration.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The company’s robust performance indicators — including a strong revenue backlog, improving profitability, and double-digit subscription revenue growth — justify a potential upward revision of its valuation multiple.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Winnowing down the names and the number of people to be honored takes months, with the montage that’s played during the telecast undergoing multiple revisions in the weeks and even days leading up to the ceremony, according to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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This synthesis — called hybrid intelligence — ensures that technology addresses real needs rather than chasing novelty for novelty’s sake.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Juno likes cats a little too much and would do best in a forever home without a feline friend to chase.—
Trish Stinger and,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
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The ramifications of these cuts are likely to reach far beyond just the employees who are affected.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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One day after the team reached a long-term agreement with Tre’von Moehrig to start at safety, veteran defensive back Xavier Woods has decided to head elsewhere.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2025
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Despite being one of the strongest teams, with no government funding, the U.S. Olympians face many financial struggles while pursuing their dreams.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Otherwise, there is absolutely no indication that Russia won’t wait and regroup and pursue the same goals later on—in other words, subjugating Ukraine, carrying out regime change, and making sure that Ukraine remains essentially in the Russian sphere of influence.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite his legal team's efforts to highlight his mental health struggles and reformation in prison, courts have consistently upheld his sentence.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Each era-ending crisis created a credible kind of drama: In real life, revolutions, reformations, migration, invasion, disasters, and so much else can reshape societies in fundamental ways.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The United States and Europe have been hesitant to lift sanctions on Syria before there is a clear political transition that is democratic and inclusive of Syria's minorities and civil society.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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What else is going on? Colorado has done some amazing work in this energy transition, compiling an amazing first-in-country list of achievements in policy and guardrails.—
Allen Best,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Overhaul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhaul. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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