overtake
Example Sentences
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The Chargers still have designs on overtaking Denver and winning the division.
From Los Angeles Times
According to research firm Nielsen, streaming services overtook traditional TV—cable and broadcast—in total usage for the first time ever in May.
From Barron's
A burst of extra electrical energy available when drivers are within a second of the car in front to deploy power to assist with an overtake.
From BBC
Reform said it had more than 268,000 paid-up members, which would mean it has overtaken Labour to become the biggest party by membership in the UK.
From BBC
Those payments have quietly overtaken traditional rebates as the main driver of PBM profitability.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.