arrowed

past tense of arrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrowed
Verb
  • The reality of the twins’ situation overtook her life in every way, Alisha describes.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • When Wilson overtook Flynn as Seattle's starting quarterback in 2012, Flynn had just signed a three-year, $26 million contract.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ineffective policies for the EV market could mirror the loss of the solar energy industry, says Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, where too-late action left America outpaced and China controlling more than 80 percent of the world’s solar panels.
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Gulf sovereign funds have outpaced their global peers in dealmaking despite lower oil prices straining government finances and Saudi Arabia prioritising domestic projects.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Artificial intelligence has accelerated demand, creating an urgent need for more efficient infrastructure.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, by driving down costs through scale, China has accelerated clean-tech uptake in countries from Pakistan to Brazil to Indonesia.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Seider popped early in his career, making Detroit’s roster as a 20-year-old and showing a mix of offensive production, defensive tools that outran some dodgy five-on-five results and a rare-for-its-time mean streak.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • On an outside zone play, Fox shed several tacklers and outran the Falcons’ secondary to quiet the Skyridge sideline and fan section, which had been energized up to that point.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the past 25 years, the acceleration of gene-sequencing tech has vastly outstripped any improvements in computational technology, either in memory or speed of processors.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But similar to how the internet story played out in the 1990s, near-term expectations for AI may have outstripped reality.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The latest reading reveals that inflation has caught up with many items with the overall index climbing nearly 11% over the past two and a half years.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The writer and director, Benny Safdie, presents the story from 1997, when Kerr had his first triumphs, to 2000, when personal problems caught up with him.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With a two-hour set that galloped through the group’s 13-year catalog of catchy folk-rock, the band spearheaded by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites played their biggest Detroit show to date for a crowd packing the downtown ballpark.
    BRIAN MCCOLLUM, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The six-foot-three wideout hauled in the pass, broke a tackle, and galloped to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown pass.
    Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Flaming palm fronds heaved back and forth across the frame, and embers streaked the air.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Mukuba streaked down the left sideline before being tackled by a sprinting Josh Simmons, but the turnover led to an Eagles touchdown drive, which cushioned their lead to 10 and effectively put a tight game out of reach.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Arrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrowed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!