as in catches
to move fast enough to get even with
she had to hurry to overtake her friends, who had forgotten their umbrellas the thunderstorm overtook them suddenly
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Recent Examples of overtakes
But director Kurtis David Harder (Influencer) imbues the proceedings with a slow-boiling paranoid energy that slowly overtakes the film.
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Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Another task, another job, becomes unavoidable when an explosion of cats and kittens overtakes the property.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Staying competitive as Gen Z overtakes the workforce means listening, learning and evolving constantly.
—Gisela Carere, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Set in a small town in King’s home state of Maine, The Mist follows a group of characters who take shelter in a grocery store when a mysterious fog filled with eldritch monsters overtakes the town.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Pete doesn't get far before the cold overtakes him.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Kyle Schwarber overtakes Shohei Ohtani on the Great Race!
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Authorities want people to leave before seawater overtakes Highway 12, the main road connecting a long string of North Carolina communities.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
As the beauty cycle continues, Paris Fashion Week overtakes award show season this week, inviting celebrities to the front row for gag-worthy, high fashion moments.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Another task, another job, becomes unavoidable when an explosion of cats and kittens overtakes the property.
—Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Staying competitive as Gen Z overtakes the workforce means listening, learning and evolving constantly.
—Gisela Carere, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Set in a small town in King’s home state of Maine, The Mist follows a group of characters who take shelter in a grocery store when a mysterious fog filled with eldritch monsters overtakes the town.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Pete doesn't get far before the cold overtakes him.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Kyle Schwarber overtakes Shohei Ohtani on the Great Race!
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Authorities want people to leave before seawater overtakes Highway 12, the main road connecting a long string of North Carolina communities.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
As the beauty cycle continues, Paris Fashion Week overtakes award show season this week, inviting celebrities to the front row for gag-worthy, high fashion moments.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtakes
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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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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Moreover, the amount of water that ultimately reaches Bangladesh is significantly reduced because dam activities by China and India have limited the flow.—
Pintu Kumar Mahla,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Musk said satellites can be used to control the amount of sunlight that reaches the planet.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Overtakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtakes. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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