ARROW Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

arrow

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Definition of arrow

as in to catch up

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Recent Examples of arrow The Launch's default look is subdued, but the board comes with blue and red Esc and arrow keys for extra pop. — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022 Kate came to the bow and arrow on her own, though Clint's years of experience are still a benefit. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2021 In Bears Ears -- named for the twin buttes that rise above the landscape -- tourists and looters routinely steal ceramic shards, arrow heads and other remnants of the settlements of the Ancestral Puebloan Indians who lived in the area. — Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2021 According to the researchers, the embryo does not attach to the mother’s uterus and continue growth until the mother switches to arrow bamboo leaves, at which point the calcium intake is the highest. — Brenda Poppy, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2014 See All Example Sentences for arrow

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One recent analysis estimates that the Big Three took between 10 and 15 years to catch up with Japanese advances in production efficiency.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Oh, and you probably should be caught up on the Crescent City series before starting the newest ACOTAR books.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of catch up

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Nicholas’s view For all of the drama over individual races this cycle, Republicans across the country couldn’t outrun the overall environment.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
One, the Geekom A6 Mini, outruns it on some benchmarks for hundreds of dollars less, and remains the budget Windows mini desktop to beat.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of outrun

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Japan has been accelerating military buildup in southwestern Japan to deter China.

— JIM GOMEZ, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Google just posted two quarters of negative free cash flow for the first time on record as AI spending accelerates while revenue isn’t growing as fast as expected.

— Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of accelerate

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Lively stepped out in New York City to attend the holiday collection launch of jeweler Brent Neale at Majorelle in the Upper East Side, making a sparkling return to the party circuit.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
By shifting the paradigm from post-hoc tracking to active, closed-loop neural guidance, the LumiSleep D1 provides a practical demonstration of how non-invasive BCI technology is stepping out of academic laboratories and into everyday routines.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of step out

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger Nithya Raman darted across the city over the weekend, foraging for votes as the clock ticks down before Tuesday’s election.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Surfaces glow with darting light, the beehive smoke and silhouettes and flickering neon lulls the viewer to a state conducive to such pondering.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of dart

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For many households, rising costs for groceries, gas, rent and healthcare continue to outpace wage growth, creating a sense that the economy feels worse than the headline numbers suggest.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Thanks to a stronger-than-expected profit margin, operating profit managed to outpace expectations despite the top-line miss.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of outpace

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In a body-camera video obtained by CBS News Atlanta, the donkey is seen galloping toward the officers, who try to back away.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
The drums are constantly switching, the gait galloping one way and then swerving back again, as if the music could go anywhere.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

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