as in caught
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 overtook
Firefighters killed The fire that forced evacuation of the river rafters and campers claimed the lives of three wildland firefighters and injured two others in Mesa County as flames overtook them.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
One vessel overtook another one, and there was a collision that happened.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Security measures have increased since thousands of fans, many of whom were rooting for Colombia in a match against Argentina, stormed the gates, overwhelmed security and overtook the stadium without tickets.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
By mid-2025, annual overtook monthly.
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Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Disney also recently overtook Prime Video to become the second-biggest investor in local original content in Asia behind Netflix.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
In May, solar overtook coal in US power generation for the first time.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Fan favorite Keegan Bradley overtook him on the final hole, despite not having led all tournament until that point.
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Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
Richards overtook England centre-back John Stones, who completed 71 undisturbed passes against France in a 2022 quarter-final.
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Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
One vessel overtook another one, and there was a collision that happened.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Security measures have increased since thousands of fans, many of whom were rooting for Colombia in a match against Argentina, stormed the gates, overwhelmed security and overtook the stadium without tickets.
—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
By mid-2025, annual overtook monthly.
—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Disney also recently overtook Prime Video to become the second-biggest investor in local original content in Asia behind Netflix.
—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
In May, solar overtook coal in US power generation for the first time.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Fan favorite Keegan Bradley overtook him on the final hole, despite not having led all tournament until that point.
—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
Richards overtook England centre-back John Stones, who completed 71 undisturbed passes against France in a 2022 quarter-final.
—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtook
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While once exclusive to skateboarders for their ease of movement, thanks to a crop of particular designers’ spring/summer 2026 collections—from Dries Van Noten, to Khaite and TWP—they’ve caught the eye of the fashion set, too.
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The circular logic of it would be darkly comic if tens of thousands of livelihoods weren't caught in the middle.
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Achraf Hakimi looked to have another opportunity to take an open shot on goal in the 54th minute, until Dutch defender Micky van de Ven chased him down and made a risky tackle in the goal box.
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Kids whose families had been chased out of half of Europe started the picture studios, the scrap yards that became fortunes, and eventually the software companies that created a whole new world of ones and zeros.
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Historic heat Since Thursday, heat in the East has broken at least three dozen daily high temperature records, many warmest-low-temperature records as heat reached levels that some cities haven’t experienced in more than a decade.
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Just as Argentina was set to take on Cape Verde, FIFA’s Fan Fest at Bayfront Park reached capacity.
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“Overtook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtook. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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