overtake
Example Sentences
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Even when they’re ahead of his pace, they know it’s only a matter of time until the American overtakes them and leaves them in the dust.
In fact, buybacks overtook dividends as Corporate America’s preferred form of shareholder return in 1997, and have hardly looked back.
From Barron's
The proposal was later overtaken by a merger deal with Canada’s Robex Resources.
“I speculate it will be a while—if ever—before Amazon overtakes Walmart in retailing,” he said.
"What has to be protected is having great racing, great overtaking opportunities, great challenge to the drivers to show they are best. If these points are not taken, we need to intervene and restart immediately."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
