as in catching
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 overtaking
Hong Kong — China has clinched the top spot on a list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, overtaking the United States for the first time since 2017 with a model powered by homegrown chips amid an intense race for tech supremacy between the two superpowers.
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John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Earlier this month, Adani briefly became Asia’s richest person, overtaking both Ambani and Softbank founder Masayoshi Son.
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Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
That has changed more recently, with the right-wing Reform UK party overtaking the country’s traditional center-right Conservative Party and winning large numbers of seats in May’s local elections.
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Katie Marie Davies,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
The company’s valuation since then has soared close to $3 trillion, even overtaking Jeff Bezos’s Amazon at one point.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The next one on his list — apart from overtaking Klose — should be becoming only the third player, after Just Fontaine in 1958 and Jairzinho in 1970, to score in six consecutive World Cup appearances.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Beijing has spent years investing heavily in power generation, data center capacity and AI development as part of its goal of overtaking America in emerging technologies.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
As of this writing, Backrooms has made more than $200 million globally, overtaking Marty Supreme as A24’s highest-grossing film ever.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
Raman steadily chipped away at Pratt’s roughly 40,000-vote election night lead before overtaking him over the weekend.
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Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Earlier this month, Adani briefly became Asia’s richest person, overtaking both Ambani and Softbank founder Masayoshi Son.
—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
That has changed more recently, with the right-wing Reform UK party overtaking the country’s traditional center-right Conservative Party and winning large numbers of seats in May’s local elections.
—
Katie Marie Davies,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
The company’s valuation since then has soared close to $3 trillion, even overtaking Jeff Bezos’s Amazon at one point.
—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The next one on his list — apart from overtaking Klose — should be becoming only the third player, after Just Fontaine in 1958 and Jairzinho in 1970, to score in six consecutive World Cup appearances.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Beijing has spent years investing heavily in power generation, data center capacity and AI development as part of its goal of overtaking America in emerging technologies.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
As of this writing, Backrooms has made more than $200 million globally, overtaking Marty Supreme as A24’s highest-grossing film ever.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
Raman steadily chipped away at Pratt’s roughly 40,000-vote election night lead before overtaking him over the weekend.
—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtaking
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Residents and visitors line downtown streets waving flags, children scramble for the best candy-catching spots along the parade route, and families spend the day enjoying pancake breakfasts, baseball and an evening fireworks show.
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Rushing’s injury could have suddenly put the Dodgers’ catching situation in a precarious position.
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The lightweight, toner-meets-serum formula also layers in niacinamide and adenosine for anyone chasing a bouncy, healthy glow.
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To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
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Infant mortality is the measure of how many babies die before reaching their first birthday.
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The Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon, which has continued despite a recent renewal of their ceasefire agreement, is a key obstacle to the US and Iran reaching a final peace deal.
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“Overtaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaking. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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