ARROWED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

arrowed

verb

past tense of arrow

as in overtook

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Topline Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison overtook Nvidia chief Jensen Huang as the world’s seventh-wealthiest person Monday, increasing his fortune by a few billion dollars as Oracle shares rallied.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Sehwan quickly overtook whatever nostalgia had drawn him there in the first place.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of overtook

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Worthy outran Kader Kohou for a score that got a rise from the fans in attendance.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
In the $200,000 San Clemente Handicap 35-1 longshot Somerset West (Armando Ayuso) outran nine other 3-year-old fillies, including three formidable challengers who shipped in from the east.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of outran

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The moment the number of pages outstripped the number of people who could reasonably classify them, the future belonged to crawlers and ranking systems.

— Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
That overwhelming demand for data center buildouts has vastly outstripped the industry’s ability to supply it.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of outstripped

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Not by the accusations, but that her habit of lying had seemingly caught up with her.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Audiences will likely get more out of it if they’re caught up on the entire franchise, but that is not required for enjoyment and understanding.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of caught up

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As famine, war, pestilence and death galloped through, religious thought had been taking on an apocalyptic and self-abnegatory fervor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Barcola clipped the ball over his marker, galloped towards the box and saw a left-footed cross charged down.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of galloped

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Then, with less than a minute left in the game, Sheldon stole the ball and streaked up the court, only to have Cunningham catch up, fling her arms around Sheldon’s neck, and throw her to the ground in apparent retaliation for the eye poke on Clark.

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Her taramosalata comes streaked with squid ink, and octopus arrives caramelized in petimezi, the grape must syrup that turns up across Cycladic kitchens but tastes distinctly of Tinos here.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of streaked

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