as in to catch
to move fast enough to get even with
in the final moments of the race, the horse in the rear sped forward at a furious pace and overhauled the horse that had been leading
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Recent Examples of overhaul
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The network eliminated its Race & Culture Unit, canceled the streaming shows CBS Mornings Plus and CBS Evening News Plus, and announced an overhaul of CBS Saturday Morning that will see its two hosts, Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson, depart.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Four years ago, Minneapolis residents rejected a ballot measure that would have overhauled the city’s police structure, replacing the police department with a Department of Public Safety.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
The kids' club received an overhaul in 2018.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The network eliminated its Race & Culture Unit, canceled the streaming shows CBS Mornings Plus and CBS Evening News Plus, and announced an overhaul of CBS Saturday Morning that will see its two hosts, Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson, depart.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhaul
Verb
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But the man who caught her eye in the end was practically a stranger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The hiring has caught the attention of the beauty world today.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Also this week, celebrity chef José Andres reveals his latest cookbook, the strange case of two hyper-specific vending machines, and the neverending epic of Cracker Barrel’s redesign fiasco adds yet another chapter.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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Louisville officials are proposing a redesign of both roads, which could include new on-street parking spaces, turn lanes and pathways for pedestrians and cyclists.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So, for me, that was the creation of the Anti-American Speech Committee, which is a government panel essentially designed to prosecute artists for holding views or creating work that resists basically the fascist state that has overtaken the American government.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Barring a sudden spurt in Sunday State Farm spend, Mahomes is in danger of being overtaken by MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani (82 in-game New Balance airings) and Eli Manning.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As the Citizens Housing and Planning Council, a housing-research nonprofit, has noted, the borough presidents lost most of their authority in the 1989 Charter revisions, but the changes would restore their ability to meaningfully advocate for projects.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2025
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Open rhinoplasty allows maximal visualization for complex tips, asymmetries, and revision cases.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The coyote then chased after the child until the child's father noticed and started yelling until the coyote ran off.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The pictures show the inseparable duo standing side by side, playing together, and chasing each other.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the House out of session, Congress won’t be able to send the funding resolution back for any reworking.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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This may be a reworking on the X70 Air, but Motorola has yet to confirm anything.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The city has reached 85% of its total water treatment capacity now, Hall said.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Whether Boone returns or not, there needs to be a complete revamping of offensive approach from the coaching staff on up to the analytics department.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The rebuild, the retooling, the revamping — whatever the Nationals are calling their current status — has been a disaster.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Overhaul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhaul. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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