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 overtaken
Brazil became the world’s largest soybean producer about five years ago after having already overtaken the United States as the world’s largest soybean exporter more than a decade ago.
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Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
South by Southwest may have begun as an independent music festival, but in the past few years, movies and tech have definitively overtaken the convention’s original focus.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
The Tampa Bay Lightning have overtaken them for second place by the tiebreaker.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
If the boycott bites, Tesla could be overtaken by cheaper electric-car firms, such as China’s massive BYD—already the third-biggest car firm in the world—which sells cars for less than half the price of a Tesla.
—George Pendle, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
The gates that held us in captivity were released and the audience was free to find their way through the space overtaken by towering black Cadillacs.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Artificial intelligence has overtaken graphics for the company, the market and the world.
—David A. Teich, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Public support overtaken by partisan divide After World War II, public support for science remained rock solid for decades, says Professor Lubell, a former lobbyist in Washington for the American Physical Society.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Some of the biggest stars in the sport haven't been able to find a rhythm at a golf course that punishes mistakes and has been overtaken by very strong winds for much of the day.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
South by Southwest may have begun as an independent music festival, but in the past few years, movies and tech have definitively overtaken the convention’s original focus.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
The Tampa Bay Lightning have overtaken them for second place by the tiebreaker.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
If the boycott bites, Tesla could be overtaken by cheaper electric-car firms, such as China’s massive BYD—already the third-biggest car firm in the world—which sells cars for less than half the price of a Tesla.
—George Pendle, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
The gates that held us in captivity were released and the audience was free to find their way through the space overtaken by towering black Cadillacs.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Artificial intelligence has overtaken graphics for the company, the market and the world.
—David A. Teich, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Public support overtaken by partisan divide After World War II, public support for science remained rock solid for decades, says Professor Lubell, a former lobbyist in Washington for the American Physical Society.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Some of the biggest stars in the sport haven't been able to find a rhythm at a golf course that punishes mistakes and has been overtaken by very strong winds for much of the day.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Overtaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaken. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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