as in to catch
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 overtake
Despite having a plentiful clientele, the bills overtook them in summer 2025, Andrew Perre said.
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Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Every year after the holidays, our home is overtaken with boxes.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Oklahoma has overtaken Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to a new report.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
That gave him the rookie record for single-season scrimmage yards with the Raiders, overtaking Josh Jacobs’ total of 1,316 from 2019.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
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Through the air, their pass-catching group is one of the worst in the playoffs.—
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Eleven days after the courthouse escape, Hollywood police caught Braddy breaking into a store, the Herald archives say.—
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Investigators later determined that a gray Dodge Charger began chasing the Toyota at a high rate of speed.—
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Tech companies have also been chasing the next big product following the smartphone and think AI could be key to finding it.—
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Iran has been plunged into a nationwide internet blackout as anti-regime protests intensify, severely restricting communication across the country as demonstrations enter their second week and the death toll reaches 44, according to reports.—
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According to the official, the suspect refused to roll his window down or get out of his car, so the officer broke a rear window and reached inside the car to unlock the door.—
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtake. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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