- past tense form of overtake.
overtook
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Nvidia overtook Apple as the largest company by stock-market value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
South African Schoeman, then 25, was vying for the lead with Jonny Brownlee on the final run leg and overtook the dehydrated and exhausted Briton with 700m to go in Cozumel, Mexico.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
There was a sense of freedom that overtook some of his angry feelings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Rogers says this period was "difficult" and tried not to compare himself to former team-mates who overtook him and got opportunities before him.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
As his train roared across Indiana, it overtook a cold front.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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