arrowed

verb

past tense of arrow
as in overtook

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  1. overtook
  2. outpaced
  3. accelerated
  4. outran
  5. outstripped
  6. caught up
  7. galloped
  8. streaked
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  • Modi’s recent visit to Australia - where India overtook the England as the top country for Australians born overseas last year - also sparked anti-India protests.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Messi led the race through the group stages and overtook Mbappe following his goal against Cape Verde in the Round of 32.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of overtook
Verb
  • Indeed, its premium seat sales outpaced the back of the plane in coach.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • In 2025, Standard Bank's financing for renewable energy power projects outpaced that for nonrenewable power projects by a ratio of 8 to 1.
    — Julia Simon, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of outpaced
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  • This openness also accelerated the tech industry in a less obvious way.
    — David Siegel, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • The financial collapse in 2008 accelerated wealth inequality.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Definition of accelerated
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  • Then Pulisic outran the defense and buried a goal off a pass from Ricardo Pepi.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • For decades, sales teams often outran product teams.
    — Lior Weinstein, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of outran
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  • The false surplus sparked a sharp increase in spending that has outstripped revenues ever since.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Even before the new priority for children with autism, demand for swim lessons outstripped supply.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 1 July 2026
Definition of outstripped
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  • Hu, also the Communist Party chief of his bureau, is the highest-ranking official to be caught up in in a widening probe of the province's coal mining sector, according to Caixin, a Chinese business publication.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Monaghan is the tough-as-nails police detective who gets caught up in the case.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
Definition of caught up
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  • At the same time, a big bull sable galloped out from behind a bush headed for the crest.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of galloped
Verb
  • But as the season progresses, the guitars are streaked with what is supposed to be an increasing amount of blood, an aesthetic reflection of Lestat’s inner struggles.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
  • Wang debuted waist-length brunette strands streaked with highlights.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of streaked
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