as in caught
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 overtaken
Barca, at one point runaway leaders of La Liga, have been reeled in and now overtaken.
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Michael Cox, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
But what was supposed to be a purchase for Adam was quickly overtaken by her dog.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
The Handmaid's Tale is adapted from the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood that tells the story of Offred, a young woman living in the Republic of Gilead, a theocratic dictatorship that's overtaken a significant portion of the northeastern and central United States.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
That September, Poland was overtaken by the Nazis.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The humility might be overtaken by the complaint.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The category was in the midst of a decades-long slump that saw bourbon and rye overtaken by vodka as the spirit of choice.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Phoenix police officers fatally shot a man on Thursday night near 79th Avenue and Mitchell Drive in west Phoenix's Maryvale Village, where residents say gun violence has overtaken their neighborhood.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
Currently ranked 18 places above Ding, Gukesh has overtaken his rival as the favorite.
—Leon Watson, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Michael Cox, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
But what was supposed to be a purchase for Adam was quickly overtaken by her dog.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
The Handmaid's Tale is adapted from the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood that tells the story of Offred, a young woman living in the Republic of Gilead, a theocratic dictatorship that's overtaken a significant portion of the northeastern and central United States.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
That September, Poland was overtaken by the Nazis.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The humility might be overtaken by the complaint.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The category was in the midst of a decades-long slump that saw bourbon and rye overtaken by vodka as the spirit of choice.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Phoenix police officers fatally shot a man on Thursday night near 79th Avenue and Mitchell Drive in west Phoenix's Maryvale Village, where residents say gun violence has overtaken their neighborhood.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
Currently ranked 18 places above Ding, Gukesh has overtaken his rival as the favorite.
—Leon Watson, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Overtaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaken. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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