16
catch(verb, hold, take, make, accept)
16
reach(verb, hold, take, make, get)
15
pass(verb, take, make, get, go)
14
overhaul(verb, take, make, get, pass)
14
stay ahead
13
overwhelm(verb, defeat, pass, overcome, top)
11
outdistance(verb, beat, pass, catch, overrun)
11
outstrip(verb, beat, defeat, pass, overcome)
10
exceed(verb, beat, defeat, pass, overcome)
8
outpace(verb, beat, top, overrun, outdo)
8
overcome(verb, defeat, top, overwhelm, thrash)
7
outrun(verb, beat, defeat, pass, overcome)
7
strike(verb, hold, make, go, end)
6
beat(verb, defeat, pass, overcome, top)
6
catch up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, seek, win)
6
catch up with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, pass)
6
gain(verb, get, secure, acquire, achieve)
6
gain on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, pass)
6
hit(verb, make, show, defeat, pass)
6
outdo(verb, advance, beat, defeat, pass)
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