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
In hiring Steve Cooper and then Nuno Espirito Santo, while investing money and overhauling the squad as Forest qualified for Europe for the first time in three decades, Marinakis was making good decisions.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Vought argued in it that the White House needed to take a more activist approach to cutting spending and overhauling the federal workforce.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Playing a facilitating role was Marc Rowan, CEO of the private equity giant Apollo Global Management, who assembled conservative scholars, academics and policymakers in 2024 to produce a document on overhauling higher education.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
This included the emotional and strategic difficulties involved with the departures of senior team leaders depart and overhauling structural models, some of them established over many years.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Trump’s policy, his biggest step yet toward overhauling the legal migration system in the US, would drastically increase the cost of a program popular with some of the largest American companies.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Despite overhauling their coaching personnel over the summer, the New York Knicks have emerged as bona fide championship contenders heading into 2025-26.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Digital transformation is not just about the mechanics of overhauling systems.
—Kerry Brown, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Countertops can easily be replaced without overhauling the whole kitchen.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Vought argued in it that the White House needed to take a more activist approach to cutting spending and overhauling the federal workforce.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Playing a facilitating role was Marc Rowan, CEO of the private equity giant Apollo Global Management, who assembled conservative scholars, academics and policymakers in 2024 to produce a document on overhauling higher education.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
This included the emotional and strategic difficulties involved with the departures of senior team leaders depart and overhauling structural models, some of them established over many years.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Trump’s policy, his biggest step yet toward overhauling the legal migration system in the US, would drastically increase the cost of a program popular with some of the largest American companies.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Despite overhauling their coaching personnel over the summer, the New York Knicks have emerged as bona fide championship contenders heading into 2025-26.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Digital transformation is not just about the mechanics of overhauling systems.
—Kerry Brown, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Countertops can easily be replaced without overhauling the whole kitchen.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhauling
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Star wide receiver Garrett Wilson was not able to make much of an impact either, only catching three passes for 13 yards.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Harrison exited in the second quarter after hitting his head on the turf after catching a 21-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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And for the first half of 2025, record solar and steady wind growth led to renewables overtaking coal generation globally for the first time on record, according to a new report from Ember, an independent global energy think tank.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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With the French Broad River overtaking downtown, every business there was eliminated.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Yet everyone around me seemed to be chasing release by optimizing their prison jobs, their studies, their participation in self-help groups.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Such a special occasion called for just the right host—an alumnus found on any list of greatest cast members, but one who’s also easily recognizable to the younger audiences that the show is always chasing.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Oct. 2025
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Depending on the price tag that Las Vegas would place on Meyers, the 49ers should seriously consider pursuing a deal for him.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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For two decades, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study discouraged many from pursuing hormone therapy—leaving an entire generation to suffer in silence.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Overhauling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhauling. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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