Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrowed
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The Tigers choked a double-digit AL Central lead last season but still managed to get to the American League Division Series after defeating the same team who overtook them in the standings in the Cleveland Guardians.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026 -
And with no buffalo for food, unregulated hunting of everything else overtook the rest of the wild game.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Statewide, 66 of Indiana's 92 counties reported an increase in residents, and the overall growth rate slightly outpaced the nation's.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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The cures have outpaced the harms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The decline has accelerated sharply in recent weeks, with net approval dropping roughly 5 points over a short span.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Not everything should be accelerated equally.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the 32nd minute, Jónsdóttir once again outran Anderson down the left sideline to create another breakaway.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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But there was time for one final score when Payne outran the Cincinnati defense for a 9-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining to lift TCU to a 31-17 halftime lead.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Nov. 2025
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The Augustine Committee, chaired by retired aerospace executive Norman Augustine, found that the agency’s ambitions outstripped its limited budget, leading to significant delays.—
Emily A. Margolis,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Applications outstripped available funding every year, even after the Biden administration significantly increased the pot of money.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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The infrastructure had finally caught up to the stories.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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He wasn’t really caught up in numbers or stats.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a final twist, as his own grave went up in flames (without him in it), Tommy galloped off into the horizon, his empire reduced to embers.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most prominent festival on the Chinese Lunar calendar with some quirks – from Kung Fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and some reflection.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The snow behind her is streaked with blood.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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As captured by several videos and described in numerous reports, the fireball streaked for around five seconds and burned bright green.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Arrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrowed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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