arrows

present tense third-person singular of arrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrows
Verb
  • Williams simply outruns Newsome.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Alex is a cop, and his partner, Dwayne (Brandon Jay McLaren), begins to tell him about how nothing ever happens in the town when Riley, a shoeless bloody escapee from the Tall Pines facility, darts into the road in front of their cruiser.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In a surveillance video released by authorities, Robinson allegedly darts across the roof after firing the single shot, jimmies down to a ledge and jumps to the grass below.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Another task, another job, becomes unavoidable when an explosion of cats and kittens overtakes the property.
    Rebecca van Laer September 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • While the film is filled with incredible gay kisses, my personal favorite remains when Ennis and Jack reunite for the first time; there’s nothing giddier than the full-body passion that overtakes you after being reunited with your long-distance true love after months — or years — or longing.
    James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But when his past catches up with him, he is confronted with the ultimate test.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Marty also catches up with Tap’s concert promoter, Simon Howler (Chris Addison), who shares his new ideas and catches up with Nigel about some old ideas.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Demand outpaces supply, and prices soar.
    Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Interestingly, Spain outpaces all countries in home AI use, though its workplace adoption rate is lower.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Demand always vastly outstrips supply — in the 2025 fiscal year lottery, more than 470,000 people applied.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Although it’s found being generated in many places, from outflows in Herbig-Haro objects to planetary nebulae, one origin story for dust outstrips all others.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement In the final shot of the season, Max steps out of the bunker.
    Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The short sidewall, the way this car feels, the way the car reacts and steps out, and all of those things will be very unique and different than what he's experienced in the Xfinity car.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When people are equipped, AI accelerates progress.
    Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Bone density naturally peaks in our 20s and starts to decline by our 30s, and that decline is slow at first but accelerates as hormones shift.
    Lauryn Higgins, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Arrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrows. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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