overtake
Example Sentences
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Split across two 1,500-seat auditoriums, it will become the capital's biggest theatre by capacity, overtaking the 2,359-seat London Coliseum in the West End.
From BBC
Statistics published last month showed that Chinese firm BYD last year sold more EVs than Tesla, overtaking the US industry pioneer in the annual category for the first time.
From Barron's
The bulge slid away, and the blast following it overtook the avalanche within seconds.
From Literature
We are going to see much more overtaking.
From BBC
They have been overtaken by Americans, who are now the industry’s most important customers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
