as in to catch
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 overhaul
Torsha Childs, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Decision comes amid government's scrutiny of vaccines The move comes just over a month after federal regulators overhauled their longstanding guidance on childhood immunization and rolled back recommendations for routine vaccination against six infectious diseases, including the flu.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
Early plans for the site’s overhaul called for moving the 1930s-era Cenotaph monument, a memorial to the 200 or so Anglo and Tejano soldiers and volunteers who died at the Alamo in the 1836 battle for Texas independence.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
New York City must overhaul our antiquated, closed primary system.
—Torsha Childs, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Decision comes amid government's scrutiny of vaccines The move comes just over a month after federal regulators overhauled their longstanding guidance on childhood immunization and rolled back recommendations for routine vaccination against six infectious diseases, including the flu.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
The departures are taking place amid an overhaul of the broadcast, with Tony Dokoupil taking the anchor chair last month.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
Early plans for the site’s overhaul called for moving the 1930s-era Cenotaph monument, a memorial to the 200 or so Anglo and Tejano soldiers and volunteers who died at the Alamo in the 1836 battle for Texas independence.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhaul
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Van Der Beek spoke with USA TODAY in August 2025 about the importance of catching it early.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Local officials were caught off guard.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The city of Hollywood approved a controversial proposal to build a religious ritual bath in a residential neighborhood following a full redesign of the building.—
Lauren Costantino
February 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Last year, after the federal government took over the redesign of Penn Station, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy floated the idea of naming the station after his boss.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Recreational use dwindled in the 1970s and the park was overtaken by dirt bikes.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka also overtook first place from his fellow countryman Ryusei Yamada.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The revision comes from analyzing how radio signals sent by Juno bend and distort as the spacecraft passes behind Jupiter from Earth’s point of view.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The case prompted Davis to order revisions to the department’s policies on cooperation with ICE.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Aljorna, the affidavit claimed, hit a light pole before fleeing from the car, with an ICE agent chasing him on foot toward the home.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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An immigration officer chased Aljorna who, according to the government, violently resisted arrest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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But those comparisons only come to mind during the film because Besson leaves so much interpretive space between the source material and his loose reworking.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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Some of Doppelgänger’s best songs synthesize years of working and reworking, stagnancy and revival, in just a few minutes.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When a system reaches equilibrium, no further energy can be extracted.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Feb. 2026
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The high is likely to reach the upper 30s in the Boston area.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Department of Energy’s recent revamping of nuclear safety directives in collusion with the industry allows fast-tracking of construction and operation of experimental nuclear reactors.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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As much as anything else now, facing that revamping — and executing it well — is the key to what the sequel becomes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Overhaul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhaul. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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