as in caught
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 overhauled
The former Marine overhauled - and, supporters say, helped save - the FBI after the 9/11 attacks.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Medical organizations have put out their own vaccine guidelines, for example, after Kennedy overhauled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The carrier was overhauled in 2015 to lessen some of the problems.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
The Center for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been almost completely overhauled and replaced with vaccine skeptics.
—Virginia E. Pitzer, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
The city took notice and overhauled outreach contracts to reward permanent placements.
—Barbara A. Blair, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
For starters, the proliferation of the 3-point shot overhauled individual scoring dynamics.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
After test audiences didn’t respond well to the film, the movie was heavily overhauled, and director Adrian Molina departed the project.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Head coach Aaron Glenn also overhauled his coaching staff in the offseason, hiring a new defensive coordinator and taking over play-calling himself.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Medical organizations have put out their own vaccine guidelines, for example, after Kennedy overhauled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The carrier was overhauled in 2015 to lessen some of the problems.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
The Center for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been almost completely overhauled and replaced with vaccine skeptics.
—Virginia E. Pitzer, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
The city took notice and overhauled outreach contracts to reward permanent placements.
—Barbara A. Blair, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
For starters, the proliferation of the 3-point shot overhauled individual scoring dynamics.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
After test audiences didn’t respond well to the film, the movie was heavily overhauled, and director Adrian Molina departed the project.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Head coach Aaron Glenn also overhauled his coaching staff in the offseason, hiring a new defensive coordinator and taking over play-calling himself.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhauled
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The $3 million man caught 56 passes for 708 yards and five touchdowns in his final season at Auburn.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Losing sight of that for even a moment carries a cost that threatens not just the forest and the trees, but the men who can’t see the women caught between them.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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And with no buffalo for food, unregulated hunting of everything else overtook the rest of the wild game.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Apple overtook Samsung as the world's top smartphone seller in 2024, ending its roughly 12-year run atop the market.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Overhauled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhauled. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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