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
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
At the end of the day, this isn’t about overhauling your yard.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
As its membership has grown much more international, there have been increasing calls for an overhaul to the international film category, which had been continually criticized as unjust, outdated and subject to political interference.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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Verb
Often, a team replacing its top front office executive will allow the new head honcho to choose a new manager and overhaul the coaching staff.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
At the end of the day, this isn’t about overhauling your yard.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
Actor Damon Wayans is opening up about his type 2 diabetes diagnosis, the symptom that first tipped him off and the lifestyle overhaul that followed.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
As its membership has grown much more international, there have been increasing calls for an overhaul to the international film category, which had been continually criticized as unjust, outdated and subject to political interference.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhaul
Verb
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Overall, about half of children with the disease are infected during birth, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said, while others caught it from family members.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, the NCAA put in guidelines that punish athletes caught gambling on their own school, or other sports at their school, with a permanent loss of eligibility.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those investments should focus not only on replacement materials, but also on reuse systems and product redesign that reduce plastic use in the first place.—
Justin Zorn,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The current entrance doors will be going away as a result of the redesign.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Provincial Bavarian and British ethno-sentimental varieties come easily to mind, and in the twenty-first century, American exports of material culture will likely be overtaken worldwide by Chinese trinkets in the style of Temu-Rococo.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Tribune correspondents Ronald Yates — who was one of the last American journalists to leave Phnom Penh when the Cambodian capital fell to insurgents just weeks earlier — and Philip Caputo lost contact with the newspaper in South Vietnam just before Saigon was overtaken by communist North Vietnam.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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But there also are other elements of the revision that play to the very essence of the Heat anti-tank approach, an approach in place since Riley’s 1995 arrival as franchise steward.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Over time, this buildup can act as an insulating barrier, potentially degrading the electrical signal and rendering the device less effective or requiring surgical revision.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Brent Rooker, who hit a two-run homer to snap an 0-for-20 slump and give the Athletics a 2-0 lead in the first, had an RBI single to chase Gaddis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Tollinche’s mom confronted them with a broom, chasing them away, a law enforcement source said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The order comes as the White House is in the midst of a politically sensitive reworking of its health policy agenda as Republicans lag in midterm election polls.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
18 Apr. 2026
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The bench may also require reworking, even if guards Jamari McDowell and Elmarko Jackson return, which is not a slam-dunk guarantee.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Although an invasion was unlikely, an aged Washington threw himself into preventing the French Revolution from reaching American shores.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The move comes as gas prices in the United States reached their highest level since 2022.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The section that got the most revamping, and the one fans were eager to get to, was Bieber’s YouTube singalong.—
Ema Sasic,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Martin takes the lead on vocals on this revamping of a classic tune, but is eventually joined by Della Mae’s Celia Woodsmith, who brings verve to a perfect vocal contrast.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Overhaul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhaul. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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