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overhaul 1 of 2

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈhȯl How to pronounce overhaul (audio)
Definition of overhaulnext
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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overhaul

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noun

as in redesign

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Recent Examples of overhaul
Verb
When the deal was finalized, the new owners overhauled the management team, bringing in John Hutchison, the former chief executive officer of Bonobos, as the new chief to succeed Trevor Shimpfky. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 His party won a sweeping victory in March, giving him a mandate to overhaul a political system widely blamed for failing to deliver. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
The overhaul is expected to keep the destroyer at NASSCO’s San Diego facility until September 2028. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 New Heart Attack Definitions The guidelines include a major overhaul of how heart attacks are defined. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overhaul
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhaul
  1. catch
  2. redesign
  3. overtake
  4. revision
  5. chase
  6. reworking
  7. reach
  8. revamping
Verb
  • The smart kids, the shy ones, the jokers and the loners — every one of them is caught in the pyroclastic flow of adolescence, every minute a negotiation between fitting in and standing out.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Nesting is always perilous, but the moment when the male and female trade places is especially so, as the incubating bird’s movement may catch the attention of a predator.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of catch
Noun
  • Thus began Journeys’ latest store redesign project that began rolling out to stores in 2024.
    — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Teaching computers how molecules behave Rather than relying entirely on a long cycle of synthesis, measurement and redesign, the researchers want to build computational tools that can identify promising molecular arrangements in advance.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of redesign
Verb
  • Dependency has overtaken intrusion as the most common route to an outage.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Athletic has approached Formula One Management for the data from the Spanish GP regarding how many overtakes actually happened.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of overtake
Noun
  • In many cases, the effort to build faster can invite new delays, higher costs, and revisions.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Labor Department revisions also looked good, adding 55,000 to June and July payrolls.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of revision
Verb
  • In the here and now, Kuss is still chasing a stage win at the ongoing Vuelta, a task made more difficult by his presence in the podium fight until midway through the second week.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Five weeks ago, in a two-minute drill during practice, Mahomes scrambled on fourth down but couldn’t evade a 300-pound rookie defensive tackle chasing after him.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of chase
Noun
  • But it was closely followed by the reveal of a reworking of what is currently known as Journey Into Imagination With Figment at Epcot.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For arc welding, Path Robotics claims its robots typically achieve between 95 and 100 percent on first-pass yields, meaning the share of parts that pass quality inspection the first time without requiring reworking or resulting in scrap.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of reworking
Verb
  • But since then, Nosková has solidified while Sabalenka has stumbled, and the Czech has also gotten through some tough matches to reach this one.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, first-year offensive coordinator Davis Webb will call plays for a Denver Broncos team that reached the AFC title game.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of reach
Noun
  • Lalas was the American holdover from Fox’s 2022 studio show — the one that necessitated such revamping.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 18 June 2026
  • The project is part of a broader revamping of Gulf logistics and energy routes.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
Definition of revamping

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