as in catching
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 overhauling
The former mayor argues the state can play a role in boosting housing production by cutting red tape and overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Give your space a new look without overhauling your furniture by adding a decorative touch like this pouf.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
As cord-cutting has shrunk the pay-TV bundle from 100 million homes about a decade ago to 60 million-plus today, cable and satellite operators have been overhauling their strategies.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Southwest Airlines experienced the largest drop in satisfaction after overhauling its open seating and checked bag policies.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
As the Department of Transportation begins the process of overhauling the country's air traffic control system — a $12 billion undertaking — there are already plans to integrate artificial intelligence into it in the future.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing complex new rules overhauling what millions of people can buy with food stamps.
—Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
The Lafayette City Council is in the homestretch of overhauling the city’s zoning code, an effort that began last year.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
This latest project from Kennedy comes as the White House is shifting away from overhauling vaccine policy and instead is leaning into less controversial MAHA policies like healthy eating and food safety.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Give your space a new look without overhauling your furniture by adding a decorative touch like this pouf.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
As cord-cutting has shrunk the pay-TV bundle from 100 million homes about a decade ago to 60 million-plus today, cable and satellite operators have been overhauling their strategies.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Southwest Airlines experienced the largest drop in satisfaction after overhauling its open seating and checked bag policies.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
As the Department of Transportation begins the process of overhauling the country's air traffic control system — a $12 billion undertaking — there are already plans to integrate artificial intelligence into it in the future.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing complex new rules overhauling what millions of people can buy with food stamps.
—Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
The Lafayette City Council is in the homestretch of overhauling the city’s zoning code, an effort that began last year.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
This latest project from Kennedy comes as the White House is shifting away from overhauling vaccine policy and instead is leaning into less controversial MAHA policies like healthy eating and food safety.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhauling
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The Chicago White Sox have been searching for offensive production from the catching position.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sophomore Nate Roberts is a 6-5, 240-pounder who has blocking experience and showed off versatility catching passes in the spring.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Many popular landscape shrubs grow a foot or two a year, quickly overtaking everything around them.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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And besides, Apple still has the largest share of the smartphone market worldwide, with only Samsung realistically capable of overtaking it any time soon.—
Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bain excels in a few other areas that happen to be vital for those chasing QBs for a living.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Producer Lindsay Doran has pretty much been chasing it ever since and finally got the film version made.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now prosecutors pursuing the threats case face their own challenge of proving that Comey intended to communicate a true threat or at least recklessly discounted the possibility that the statement could be understood as a threat.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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America should be pursuing policies that ease the burden on US manufacturers to become the dominant force in this race, not increase it.—
Alex Durante,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Overhauling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhauling. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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