as in catches
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 overhauls
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the Milwaukee School Board has approved a reading plan proposed by Cassellius that, among many things, overhauls some past approaches to reading instruction.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the Milwaukee School Board has approved a reading plan proposed by Cassellius that, among many things, overhauls some past approaches to reading instruction.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhauls
Verb
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Helm catches glimpses of the humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Opposition occurs when Earth, moving faster in its orbit than Jupiter, overtakes the giant planet.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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But there comes a point where the infection overtakes the body.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Mary Shelley’s Book There are three main revisions of the book; on display are the 1818 edition and the 1835 illustrated version.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other productions for the company next year include Inground starring Jon Cho and Alexandra Daddario and Here be Monsters at Paramount Pictures with Joachim Rønning directing from a script from Rønning with latest revisions by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One chases agility and research breakthroughs, the other aims for affordability and everyday utility.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Native American artist Chutto (Mato Wayuhi) throws a rock through the window and, when Lee chases him down, lays into Lee for getting his grandfather, Arthur (the late Graham Greene), killed.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, former volleyball star Tess craves reviving an on-hold career and pursues a job as a coach and even wades into the dating pool.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Members pay a monthly fee and serve as virtual co-producers on every project, and also are given a say on which projects the studio pursues.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday, the Crans-Montana municipality said that inspections of Le Constellation that included fire safety checks had been carried out in 2016, 2018 and 2019, and that modifications had been requested — but no issues with soundproofing measures had been raised.—
Geir Moulson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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In their research, the KAIST team avoided electrolyte modifications by reengineering the copper current collector’s surface.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Janus is the Roman god of doorways, beginnings and endings, and transitions.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Public Utilities Commission’s decisions and the energy-generation plans of our utilities are carefully considered to take into account the costs to rate-payers, just transitions for workers, and the necessary steps towards a clean energy future.—
Meg Froelich,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Visa and MasterCard have responded to growing scrutiny with minor, cosmetic adjustments, but the core problem remains unchanged.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Images adapt to portrait or landscape placement without manual adjustments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Overhauls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhauls. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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