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
This steadied into the night, overtaking ITV News, also an ITN channel, in the early morning as votes were still being counted.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
For the first time since August, the former president overtook Vice President Kamala Harris in The Economist’s statistical model of America’s presidential election, and some other news outlets and political forecasters are predicting the same outcome.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
The latest global report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that solar is on track to overtake all other forms of energy by 2033.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
One day Big Anthony fumbles a spell and the small town is overtaken by pasta.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
For the first time since August, the former president overtook Vice President Kamala Harris in The Economist’s statistical model of America’s presidential election, and some other news outlets and political forecasters are predicting the same outcome.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
The latest global report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that solar is on track to overtake all other forms of energy by 2033.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
One day Big Anthony fumbles a spell and the small town is overtaken by pasta.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtake
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But he was caught from behind by defensive back Devin Grant, something that would have been hard to imagine a year ago.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Vele has been targeted eight times on third and fourth down in that span and caught all eight for conversions.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Bucks are cruising, chasing, and tending estrus does.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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There was shouting and general mayhem, punches were thrown and some local Democratic and election officials were chased around the building.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Local health officials are working to reach everyone who may have had contact with the infected individual, and they are expected to do so in this case, said Preston Merchant, a spokesman for the San Mateo County health department.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Wind chills reached minus 36 Fahrenheit (minus 38 Celsius) that night in January 2022 as the family from India set out on foot to meet a waiting van.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtake. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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