Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: overtaking

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Alonso, 41, made it a front row of double Formula 1 world champions and declared "job done" at a street circuit where overtaking is extremely difficult but the second placed starter has often prevailed.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/f1-verstappen-takes-first-monaco-pole-perez-crashes-3520221?cid=cna_flip_070214

Asked how he looks at his film possibly overtaking Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Sharma said, “I don’t believe in numbers, Pathaan has done exceptionally well, even KGF (Chapter 2) did extremely well, and now, Gadar 2 is performing as well.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amil-sharma-on-gadar-2-possibly-breaking-pathaans-all-time-record-our-box-office-numbers-are-real-not-fake-8910349/

But for the second meeting in succession, Stevens put on another stellar showcase of her overtaking prowess, rising up 10 places through the order to take sixth at the chequered flag.

Source: https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/sport/23598737.gloucestershires-ella-stevens-comes-sixth-second-race-season/?ref=rss

Elsewhere, Rebecca was also setting a new 300m best for her age group – overtaking a national record held jointly by a former West Fife track star.

Source: https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/23291108.pitreavies-nicole-yeargin-rebecca-grieve-scots-athletics-bests/?ref=rss

Engineered technologies are expected to account for an increasingly larger share - overtaking nature-based carbon storage - and become a global industry.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/climate-authority-backs-carbon-storage-under-land-sea-c-10364552

Hawaii also has lost large plantations and ranches, with fire-prone grasses overtaking fallow lands, he said.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2023/08/10/these-factors-are-making-it-hard-to-combat-the-deadly-maui-wildfires/

He and Jon Rahm have separated themselves as the “Big Two” on tour, overtaking everyone to become the dominant players in golf.

Source: https://fansided.com/2023/05/19/three-leaders-three-stories-pga-championship/

He continued, "I often say to people, 'Star Wars' is about swashbuckling rebels overtaking an empire, but people don't necessarily just focus on that as being about freedom or being about anti-imperialism.

Source: https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00215468.html

He has already set the record for the highest-scoring African player ever in the Italian Serie A with 47 goals, overtaking the legendary George Weah.

Source: https://www.completesports.com/martinez-closes-in-on-osimhen-in-serie-a-golden-boot-race/

He noted that further investigation revealed that the crash was caused by speed, wrongful overtaking and poor visibility.

Source: https://punchng.com/eight-die-in-kwara-road-crash-frsc-blames-speeding/

However, the two teams in the relegation spots below have a game in hand and could easily find themselves overtaking United in the table.

Source: https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/23227587.will-col-u-get-relegated-liam-mckenna-may-colchester-6th-form/?ref=rss

If you’ve become a fan of in recent years, you will probably be familiar with the term ‘DRS’ - the system which effectively allows for more overtaking.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/f1-news-updates-lance-stroll-bahrain-grand-prix-b2292662.html

“I honk to wake people up who are driving at 20-30kmph in the overtaking lane,” another person wrote.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/anti-honking-traffic-funny-sticker-on-auto-rickshaw-8360205/

In a recent survey commissioned by National Highways, while nearly three quarters of people said they take extra care when overtaking a HGV, 36 per cent said they did not know how many blind spots a HGV had.

Source: https://www.newtonnews.co.uk/national-highways-plea-to-give-gritting-vehicles-time-and-space/

Including a car overtaking another car mounting the kerb which resulted in the overtaking car smashing into a parked car, demolishing three neighbouring gardens, and narrowly missing a pedestrian when they mounted the kerb.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2023/02/14/road-safety-mural-painted-on-wolverhampton-salon-damaged-in-three-separate-car-crashes/

Including a car overtaking another car mounting the kerb which resulted in the overtaking car smashing into a parked car, demolishing three neighbouring gardens, and narrowly missing a pedestrian when they mounted the kerb.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2023/02/14/road-safety-mural-painted-on-wolverhampton-salon-damaged-in-three-separate-car-crashes/

In the last winter semester, around 370,000 international students studied at German universities, overtaking Australia as the most popular study destination.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/more-indians-focus-on-science-drives-germany-to-third-most-popular-study-abroad-destination

I think the racing will allow a good, spectacular event with the amount of overtaking we’re about to see and with the amount of energy saving we have to do.”

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/formula-e/formula-e-round-12-portland-standings-b2362409.html

It’s officially been three years since the COVID-19 pandemic began overtaking the world.

Source: https://arbiteronline.com/2023/01/24/boise-state-cuts-back-on-covid-19-testing/

Jordan Lill, 27, and Christopher Milsom, 34, had been driving at speeds of up to 95mph (153km/h) and overtaking each other on 30 July 2020, a court heard.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cldpxqwg4e7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA