arrowing

Definition of arrowingnext
present participle of arrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrowing
Verb
  • The choral elements on the record shine most vividly on the title track, which features polyphonic swells of voices humming melodies, overtaking the piano, dropping and then rising again.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The competition is making major headway as well, with German automaker Volkswagen officially overtaking Tesla in fully-electric car sales in Europe last year, according to the latest data.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Timberwolves were outrunning the Jazz at home with a 23-9 advantage in fast-break points through three quarters, but couldn't sustain that effort in the fourth.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • As the administration prepares for another year of governing—and another season of fiscal showdowns on Capitol Hill—the question is shifting from whether the debt is growing too fast to how long the world’s largest economy can keep outrunning its own balance sheet.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That could be a signal that the pace of layoffs is accelerating.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Alphabet reported fantastic fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, proof that its eye-popping spending on artificial intelligence is accelerating growth across all its businesses.
    , CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The commercial begins with a Clydesdale foal greeting the morning by galloping out of their stable into the fields.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
  • No jacked-up, galloping warriors wielding bow and arrow.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Primerica’s research reports that nearly seven out of 10 households (69%) say the costs of living are outstripping their income.
    Mark Davis, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In 2025, a staggering 623,000 people claimed to be home health and personal assistants, making it by far the biggest occupation in the state, far outstripping retail salespersons, nurses or cashiers and waitresses.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Ronen Tanchum Imagine being able to influence the weather merely by quickening your steps, lifting an arm or spinning around.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Perhaps this is the new normal for a luxury industry in flux, transformed by economic headwinds, a quickening innovation cycle, and a young generation of consumers disillusioned with the status quo.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Super Micro earned 69 cents per share on an adjusted basis, outpacing the consensus estimate of 49 cents per share, per LSEG.
    Liz Napolitano,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, silver’s price has jumped sharply, trading at nearly $90 per ounce today, a nearly 182% increase from about $32 a year earlier—far outpacing its historical sluggish price increases.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Tracking each bear over the ice with helicopters and periodically darting them to take body measurements on the ground, the researchers were able to estimate the animals’ overall physical health—a metric called body condition index, or BCI.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Chirring insects, cool eels, darting dice snakes in the Volga delta.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Arrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrowing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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