ARROWING Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

arrowing

verb

present participle of arrow

as in overtaking

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If Manning was actually named 'Joe Smith', Steve Sarkisian would have already given the backup quarterbacks at least a shot at overtaking Arch Manning as the starter.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Pants that hang off the hips in a very low-effort way are overtaking high-rise jeans in popularity.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of overtaking

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Leading equipment manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr, and SANY, are accelerating efforts to deploy zero-emission haul fleets across the industry.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
That 12-month number would signal that the rate of price growth is accelerating and moving further from the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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His grandfather was English, and much of the shoot involved being at a different moor or castle with wild horses galloping around every other week, Nordrum says.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Body-camera video obtained by CBS News Atlanta shows HeeHaw the donkey galloping toward officers before a Cedartown police officer shoots him during a search for a missing girl.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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The company has become one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence build-out, with demand for memory chips far outstripping supply.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
By September’s end, GOP advertisers had more than doubled their spending compared with August, outstripping Democrats, according to tracker AdImpact.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of outstripping

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The need for businesses, countries, cities and even individuals to be more resilient in the face of the quickening pace and increasing severity of climate disasters.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
The media, encouraged by negotiators themselves, often reinforces this view, noting that talks are progressing, referring to their quickening pace or intensifying efforts and the anticipation of further meetings.

— John R. Bolton, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of quickening

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While fragrance may have been the fastest-growing category in the spring of 2025, hair is now outpacing it, as well as the growth of the beauty industry overall.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Nobody denies it's had a great run, up 82% since the start of 2025, outpacing the 33% advance for the NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index, known as the DRG.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of outpacing

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