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arrowed

verb

past tense of arrow
as in overtook

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrowed
  1. overtook
  2. outpaced
  3. accelerated
  4. outran
  5. outstripped
  6. caught up
  7. galloped
  8. streaked
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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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  • Thierry Henry curved away from defenders, Cristiano Ronaldo attacked their blind side and Kylian Mbappe outran them.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of outran
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • First, while women’s health is now well-understood as a category among early-stage investors, growth investors haven’t all caught up.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • What everyone was caught up in was an appetite with a longer history than the social media platforms now feeding it.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of caught up
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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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“Arrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrowed. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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