arrows

verb

present tense third-person singular of arrow
as in outruns

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  1. outruns
  2. darts
  3. overtakes
  4. catches up
  5. outpaces
  6. outstrips
  7. steps out
  8. streaks
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  • Even discounted heavily, that outruns what the grid can quickly add.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of outruns
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  • Crook breaks into a jog, then darts between cars to reach her.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • This type dispenses altogether with nest-building and partnering and simply darts around squirting.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of darts
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  • That figure overtakes the attendance record that has stood since 1995 and places Silverstone ahead of major global race weekends including Melbourne, Austin and Miami.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Then, my wide-reaching smile — much better — overtakes my face.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of overtakes
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  • Motonui has long withstood that curse, but trouble catches up to them when disease spreads through the coconut trees and the fisherman report that their once plentiful catch has disappeared.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • After tracking Krem's crew across the galaxy, Kara finally catches up with the Brigands on a hostile planet that orbits both a green and a yellow sun.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of catches up
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  • Operational Complexity Beyond Team Capacity The clearest sign is when operational complexity outpaces the team’s ability to execute.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • While caution is required as adoption outpaces oversight, AI scribes are often considered a boon to the health industry.
    — Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of outpaces
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  • That outstrips the net gain of $666 billion investors took home from the last decade of startup investing, says Meghan Reynolds, managing partner at tech fund Altimeter.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Anthropic’s recent Mythos Preview highlights how AI can identify vulnerabilities at a pace that outstrips most organizations’ ability to patch them.
    — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of outstrips
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  • Anne Hathaway steps out with her shades on in New York City's Tribeca on July 1.
    — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The surveillance system at her home captured Allen walking down her steps out of the edge of her yard, pointing.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Definition of steps out
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  • When an Arietid streaks across the daytime sky, the ionized trail will bounce distant signals right into the antenna, resulting in an eerie short burst of music or voice breaking through the static.
    — Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 8 June 2026
  • At four thirty, pink streaks the sky, like the time mama stepped on the brakes too fast at an intersection and the tires scraped the road black.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Definition of streaks
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“Arrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrows. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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