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
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  • The format overtook long-form video in average daily use, ranking second among audiovisual categories.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The fire overtook the 2006 East Amarillo Complex fire, which consumed 900,000 acres of land, for the number one spot in Texas.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of overtook
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  • Japanese productivity growth outpaced Japanese wages during this period, and the country began running enormous trade surpluses.
    — MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Two, South Florida’s resources and compensation outpaced the power-conference programs that pursued his services.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of outpaced
Verb
  • China accelerated its domestic chipmaking efforts after Washington tightened restrictions on Huawei Technologies in 2020, cutting the company off from TSMC.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Prince was able to free the ATV and accelerated toward the deputy, striking him and knocking him to the ground.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 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
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  • The films also involve normie couples caught up in hauntings, dealt Old Testament–style punishments by forces from the great beyond.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • If your dog swallows these fibers, it can get caught up in the digestive tract like hair in plumbing and create a blockage.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of caught up
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of galloped
Verb
  • The ballad requires more singing and less shouting — and featured a tattooed Lee playing a white upright piano splattered and streaked with fake blood.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Within an hour, two does streaked from the cover at Kontras’ left.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of streaked
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“Arrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrowed. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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