overhauled

past tense of overhaul
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 All three products are set to showcase Siri AI, Apple’s overhauled AI-powered assistant. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026 The Senate passed a bill Monday night that aims to regulate college sports after several court cases in recent years dramatically overhauled NCAA rules and allowed student-athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness, known as NIL. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026 This law overhauled the program and expanded access to federal aid, including federal Pell Grants, which are used specifically for low-income borrowers. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has overhauled her Cabinet to revive sliding poll numbers, while keeping powerful rivals and key ministers in place to manage party tensions and relations with Washington. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 The Blues haven’t overhauled their roster, but the changes are significant. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 For more than a year, the president has pushed for the center to be overhauled and for its performing arts programming to be shaken up — and his administration has pushed to add his name to the building. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, the culture minister overhauled Israel’s film financing system, shifting public money away from independent or arthouse projects that address sensitive political issues towards films with more commercial box-office potential. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2026 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
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  • All five men who were arrested after authorities said they were caught approaching the base in three vans shortly after midnight Sunday have been released on bail but remain under investigation.
    — Greg Miller, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Mosley, who caught 13 passes for 255 yards and four touchdowns in his first three collegiate games, has missed USC’s past two games.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • With retail values declining, the campus recently overtook the Trumbull Mall as the town’s top taxpayers.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Geely is joining the ranks of BYD, which last year overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV maker, as well as CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, both of which this year rolled out around 5-minute EV ultrafast charging.
    — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Overhauled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhauled. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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