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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 Meanwhile, Katurah plays the help, who is readying weapons, from knives to bow and arrow to guns and RPGs in between skits. Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for arrow
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Verb
  • Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was caught up in an intense moment on Tuesday night as the team fell to the Washington Mystics, 79-72.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • Even workers who are citizens are worried they will be caught up in immigration enforcement.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • From a performance standpoint, Iron Maiden continue to outrun the retirement allegations.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • More Allison Robbert/Getty Images What DeSantis can't outrun, though, is the perception problem.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • About thirty years ago, Sonny was an ascendant Formula 1 star—cue many hilarious, grainy video clips of a younger Pitt, with a resplendent golden mullet—until his dreams were dashed by a near-fatal accident, during an attempt to overtake the three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
  • Elon Musk is launching a pilot program in Austin next week, claiming Tesla can overtake the Alphabet Inc. unit in autonomous driving using a much cheaper system.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Putting oneself in those situations that challenge conversational comfort zones and embracing discomfort, tension and unresolved conflicts accelerates growth significantly.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
  • Throughout the 1960s, New York City’s financial sector boomed, yet simultaneously, poverty rates soared, deindustrialization accelerated, and housing costs skyrocketed.
    Daniel Wortel-London, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • That can be really amazing for leaders to be able to step out of management activities and lean more into leadership.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Livvy Dunne brought casual boho energy with an edge to the Fanatics Fest after party at Zero Bond on Saturday night, stepping out in a tactile summer look anchored by the Converse x Isabel Marant Chuck 70 Wedge sneakers.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • In-ho, clearly taking no pleasure in the sight in the wake of recent events, darted his eyes downward and rolled back up his window, before his driver moved on….
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 June 2025
  • His eyes dart over to a curtained section of the wall.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Kesha Beats Old Dominion, Alex Warren and Rosé Kesha outpaced several other superstars who delivered new work this Friday.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • New technology has once again outpaced available power reserves.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • With space to gallop into, Ekitike’s ball-carrying can make a huge impact — Mbappe, now at Real Madrid, was the only centre-forward to complete more dribbles of 10+ yards that led to a team shot in 2024-25.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • It’s set in 1982, as Spain gallops towards a bright democratic future thanks to a Pact of Forgetting, decriminalizing human rights violations under Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 13 May 2025

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“Arrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrow. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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