ARROWED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

arrowed

verb

past tense of arrow

as in overtook

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The flames eventually came within 70 to 90 yards of the tactical team, forcing authorities to use a police helicopter to hoist Spencer’s body and the deputies out of the area before the fire overtook their position, Woo said.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Also highlighted on the chart are instances when the 13-week moving average in green overtook the 26-week moving average in blue.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of overtook

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Ballard has also outpaced Engling, raising nearly $1 million so far after entering the race in March of this year.

— Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
The congressman also outpaced Sununu and Brown combined in terms of fundraising, federal campaign records show, while being considered the more electable candidate in November by most experts and strategists.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of outpaced

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Indonesia has been drawing visitors for decades, a trend that accelerated when Adrian Zecha built Aman resorts here in 1989 and 1992.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
In a 2021 flight, a HAWC vehicle was released from an aircraft, its booster accelerated it, and a scramjet then took over and drove it beyond Mach 5.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of accelerated

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Then, two plays later Baugh burst through the line and outran everybody for a 33-yard TD and 27-17 lead.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Quarterback Anthony Colandrea outran safety Avery Dixon on a 10-yard touchdown run, diving to the end zone pylon to finish a 75-yard drive on the game's opening series, and then Rule bulled in from the 3 to end a 90-yard march.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of outran

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The ecommerce upstart, which quickly outstripped legacy rivals like H&M and Zara in online apparel sales during the pandemic, saw its New York, then London, listing aspirations unravel amid mounting regulatory and political scrutiny.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Demand has outstripped supply, and that will probably continue for some time.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of outstripped

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The Georgia of it all Georgia got caught up in the merger struggle this summer when Paramount’s CEO threatened to move the company out of California to another state, like Georgia.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The film has all these crime-drama elements, and we’re caught up in that tension.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of caught up

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Last year, horses galloped into the debate from another direction when the historian-futurist Yuval Noah Harari predicted that, in the not distant future, humans will be to artificial intelligence what horses are to humans.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The house had been a grand property in another era, complete with Welsh ponies whose riders once galloped through the surrounding woods.

— Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of galloped

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Seventeen minutes later, a second plane streaked almost directly overhead and slammed into the other tower.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
As for her glam, Amal’s beachy brunette waves were streaked with blonde highlights, while her makeup consisted of nude eyeshadow, tan lip liner, and a muted pink pout.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of streaked

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