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
Weaver and Williams, who was still owed about sixty million dollars on his contract, were fired, and the roster that Weaver had assembled to support the young core was overhauled.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The latest print comes after the government overhauled the framework for calculating economic output to improve accuracy.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow and others left the network as executives overhauled primetime and tried to launch a new morning show.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The entire block was already zoned for 4 stories under Denver’s old zoning code, which was overhauled in 2010.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Vaccines Noticeably absent was any mention of vaccines, particularly the childhood vaccine schedule the president ordered overhauled in December in a presidential directive.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 24 Feb. 2026
Germán Berterame arrives with ambition, there will be a full year of Rodrigo de Paul, the defense has been overhauled and the attacking options are young and exciting.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
These systems require human expertise and can’t easily be overhauled.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Department of Homeland Security must be overhauled and ICE must be abolished and prosecuted.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The latest print comes after the government overhauled the framework for calculating economic output to improve accuracy.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow and others left the network as executives overhauled primetime and tried to launch a new morning show.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The entire block was already zoned for 4 stories under Denver’s old zoning code, which was overhauled in 2010.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Vaccines Noticeably absent was any mention of vaccines, particularly the childhood vaccine schedule the president ordered overhauled in December in a presidential directive.
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 24 Feb. 2026
Germán Berterame arrives with ambition, there will be a full year of Rodrigo de Paul, the defense has been overhauled and the attacking options are young and exciting.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
These systems require human expertise and can’t easily be overhauled.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
Department of Homeland Security must be overhauled and ICE must be abolished and prosecuted.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhauled
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When factoring in the exclusion date, the data shows that Arizona has not paid out any claims to providers once they were caught.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Secure loose outdoor items and adjust plans as necessary so you're not caught outside.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 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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Steph Curry's family film GOAT overtook Wuthering Heights at the weekend's domestic box office.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Overhauled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhauled. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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