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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The bill overhauls the way presidents are chosen, replacing direct popular elections with selection by lawmakers.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
That limitation is finally gone thanks to a complete overhaul of the Forms Editor.
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Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
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Verb
What to change first If overhauling a room feels like one more decision your nervous system can’t take, start narrow.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The bill overhauls the way presidents are chosen, replacing direct popular elections with selection by lawmakers.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Noun
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Auto giant Volkswagen is planning to cut 100,000 jobs and end production at four German plants over the coming years, according to a report from Manager Magazin, in a move that would represent the most radical overhaul in the firm’s 89-year history.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
That limitation is finally gone thanks to a complete overhaul of the Forms Editor.
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Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
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Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Officers were stationed at exit routes, aimed at catching the participants.
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The move to complete liquid cooling also required a major server redesign.
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As the redesign begins, human oversight should be strengthened where decisions are difficult to reverse or carry a material risk.
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The stock surged for several successive days following a record-breaking IPO, briefly overtaking both Amazon and Microsoft in terms of market cap and rising more than 60% on the initial share offering price of $135.
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Today, the once-massive grandstand has been reduced to just a few sections of seats; the rest has been overtaken by the Resorts World Casino, which opened in 2011 with electronic games.
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The upward revision can be attributed to a downward revision on imports, which subtracts from GDP.
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Brian Duffield wrote the initial screenplay based off the short story by Phillip Fracassi, with revisions by Mollner.
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Ten plus years chasing this championship – never got the recognition.
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In one incident, a child set off bear spray in a crowd; in another, officers recovered a gun after chasing a youth, police said.
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That showed his reworking of the pond.
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In a major reworking of the source material, Baela's sister, Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell), claims the wild dragon from the Veil, known as Sheepstealer.
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The prosecutor told the judge the bail review hearing should be postponed because the Placer County District Attorney’s Office and the defense could reach a plea agreement next Monday.
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But SpaceX is burning cash on its AI businesses, and investors are making a bet that the company will be able to reach profitability in the future.
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Lalas was the American holdover from Fox’s 2022 studio show — the one that necessitated such revamping.
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The project is part of a broader revamping of Gulf logistics and energy routes.
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“Overhaul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhaul. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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