ARROWED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

arrowed

verb

past tense of arrow

as in overtook

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Matthews was part of a helitack crew that deployed emergency shelters as fast-moving flames overtook them, killing three colleagues at the scene and injuring him and a colleague.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
This season, Perez overtook Brett for the most homers at Kauffman Stadium.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of overtook

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Japan launched a strategy in 1992 to win the World Cup within 100 years, a timeline that would surely be accelerated without Europe, which has stood in their way in three of their five knockout matches.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Consumer spending accelerated over the first quarter, and private investment was positive.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of accelerated

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Worthy outran Kader Kohou for a score that got a rise from the fans in attendance.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
In the $200,000 San Clemente Handicap 35-1 longshot Somerset West (Armando Ayuso) outran nine other 3-year-old fillies, including three formidable challengers who shipped in from the east.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

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General manager Chris Getz spent the deadline rearranging deck chairs on a ship that, against all odds, is not sinking – and the betting market hasn’t quite caught up to the vibes.

— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Samantha Ness, a history teacher in Phoenix, said parents should focus on making sure children have basic supplies rather than getting caught up in trendy, decorative or expensive items.

— Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of caught up

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As famine, war, pestilence and death galloped through, religious thought had been taking on an apocalyptic and self-abnegatory fervor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Barcola clipped the ball over his marker, galloped towards the box and saw a left-footed cross charged down.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of galloped

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The season is streaked with mordant humor, and the show’s greatest achievement is its balance of genre-savvy thrills and seriousness of purpose.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Two years ago on July 16, 2024 in the middle of the afternoon, a sonic boom shook New York City as a fireball streaked through the sky.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026

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