Overhaul
verb
To repair or improve something so it works well or looks better.
The company overhauled its marketing strategy to reach more customers.
Often appears as...
- overhaul a system
- overhaul a strategy
noun
The act of making major repairs or improvements to something.
The car needs a major overhaul after so many years of use.
Often appears as...
- major overhaul
- full overhaul
verb
To pass or overtake something.
The fastest runner overhauled the others near the finish line.
Often appears as...
- overhaul a competitor
- overhaul a rival
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Approving
verb
To repair or improve something so it works well or looks better.
The company overhauled its marketing strategy to reach more customers.
Often appears as...
- overhaul a system
- overhaul a strategy
noun
The act of making major repairs or improvements to something.
The car needs a major overhaul after so many years of use.
Often appears as...
- major overhaul
- full overhaul
verb
To pass or overtake something.
The fastest runner overhauled the others near the finish line.
Often appears as...
- overhaul a competitor
- overhaul a rival
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Comprehensive Fix
Implies a thorough fix, not just minor adjustments or repairs.
The old theater underwent an overhaul to restore its former glory.
Pro Tip 2/3Improve Functionality
Focuses on optimizing performance or usability, often of machines or systems.
They decided to overhaul the software to improve user experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Update Appearance
Can involve updating something to look more modern or appealing.
The hotel's lobby was overhauled with contemporary decor.
Pro Tip 1/3Comprehensive Fix
Implies a thorough fix, not just minor adjustments or repairs.
The old theater underwent an overhaul to restore its former glory.
Pro Tip 2/3Improve Functionality
Focuses on optimizing performance or usability, often of machines or systems.
They decided to overhaul the software to improve user experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Update Appearance
Can involve updating something to look more modern or appealing.
The hotel's lobby was overhauled with contemporary decor.
Pro Tip 1/3Comprehensive Fix
Implies a thorough fix, not just minor adjustments or repairs.
The old theater underwent an overhaul to restore its former glory.
Pro Tip 2/3Improve Functionality
Focuses on optimizing performance or usability, often of machines or systems.
They decided to overhaul the software to improve user experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Update Appearance
Can involve updating something to look more modern or appealing.
The hotel's lobby was overhauled with contemporary decor.
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Andreas Schleicher: Use...
Well, if you only focus on your brightest students, you know what happens is disparities grow, and you can see this bubble moving slightly to the other direction, but still, an impressive improvement. A major overhaul of Poland's education helped to dramatically reduce between variability among schools,
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3 ways to be a more...
I even have the curriculum developed, but short of overhauling undergraduate course requirements, I think tonight's probably a good first step to get people to think about fundraising more as an opportunity and less as a dirty word. If you want to change the world, you have to know how to pay for it.
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Why are we happy? Why...
What does a prefrontal cortex do for you that should justify the entire architectural overhaul of the human skull in the blink of evolutionary time? Well, it turns out the prefrontal cortex does lots of things, but one of the most important things it does is it's an experience simulator.
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The surprising science...
what does the prefrontal cortex do for you that should justify the entire architectural overhaul of the human skull in the blink of evolutionary time well turns out the prefrontal cortex does lots of things but one of the most important things it does is it is an
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The next manufacturing...
that is currently underway. It's not as if we've done nothing with manufacturing since the last revolution. Actually, we've made some pretty lame attempts to try to revitalize it. But none of them have been the big overhaul we really need to get us growing again.
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A walk through the...
We also get this beautiful overhaul of our cardiovascular system. And, in fact, upstairs in the brain, deep non-REM sleep will help consolidate memories and fixate them into the neural architecture of the brain. So that's non-REM sleep.
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Managing the New York...
and I've done everything from the ground up really helping supers in boiler rooms try to figure out how to run their heating systems more efficiently so this boiler room is clearly in disrepair and could use a complete overhaul my work
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A coral reef love story...
our skills and our dollars. We must overhaul both corporate practices and government policies. We must transform culture. Building community around solutions is the most important thing. I am never going to give up
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How India could pull off...
while overhauling unprofitable utilities so they can pay for clean energy on time. Doing so will make it possible to raise trillions of dollars at home and abroad to finance India's clean energy transition.
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Philip Howard: Four ways...
Well, law is also a powerful driver of human behavior. And what I'd like to discuss today is the need to overhaul and simplify the law to release the energy and passion
Video examples
Andreas Schleicher: Use...
Well, if you only focus on your brightest students, you know what happens is disparities grow, and you can see this bubble moving slightly to the other direction, but still, an impressive improvement. A major overhaul of Poland's education helped to dramatically reduce between variability among schools,
Video examples
3 ways to be a more...
I even have the curriculum developed, but short of overhauling undergraduate course requirements, I think tonight's probably a good first step to get people to think about fundraising more as an opportunity and less as a dirty word. If you want to change the world, you have to know how to pay for it.
Video examples
Why are we happy? Why...
What does a prefrontal cortex do for you that should justify the entire architectural overhaul of the human skull in the blink of evolutionary time? Well, it turns out the prefrontal cortex does lots of things, but one of the most important things it does is it's an experience simulator.
Video examples
The surprising science...
what does the prefrontal cortex do for you that should justify the entire architectural overhaul of the human skull in the blink of evolutionary time well turns out the prefrontal cortex does lots of things but one of the most important things it does is it is an
Video examples
The next manufacturing...
that is currently underway. It's not as if we've done nothing with manufacturing since the last revolution. Actually, we've made some pretty lame attempts to try to revitalize it. But none of them have been the big overhaul we really need to get us growing again.
Video examples
A walk through the...
We also get this beautiful overhaul of our cardiovascular system. And, in fact, upstairs in the brain, deep non-REM sleep will help consolidate memories and fixate them into the neural architecture of the brain. So that's non-REM sleep.
Video examples
Managing the New York...
and I've done everything from the ground up really helping supers in boiler rooms try to figure out how to run their heating systems more efficiently so this boiler room is clearly in disrepair and could use a complete overhaul my work
Video examples
A coral reef love story...
our skills and our dollars. We must overhaul both corporate practices and government policies. We must transform culture. Building community around solutions is the most important thing. I am never going to give up
Video examples
How India could pull off...
while overhauling unprofitable utilities so they can pay for clean energy on time. Doing so will make it possible to raise trillions of dollars at home and abroad to finance India's clean energy transition.
Video examples
Philip Howard: Four ways...
Well, law is also a powerful driver of human behavior. And what I'd like to discuss today is the need to overhaul and simplify the law to release the energy and passion
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Larry Hagman
American Actor
It's my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe I've given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Don't worry, be happy, feel good. The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan.
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Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
We focus way too much on the front of our midsection, which, in the process, over-strengthens and draws the torso forward so you end up with shorter-looking abs. Focus on lengthening by working your lower back instead. This will give your midsection a full overhaul.
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Erik Paulsen
Algerian Politician
There is no question we need an energy policy overhaul in America. A key part of that overhaul must include moving forward aggressively with expanding nuclear energy as a renewable energy source. Storing nuclear waste is an important piece of that effort.
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Layla Moran
British Politician
And in addition to overhauling exams, I'd also like to see every school in England with a fully qualified counsellor on the staff, whose responsibility it is to work with the pupils and staff who suffer from mental health and wellbeing issues.
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Zanny Minton Beddoes
British Journalist
America should do more to fix the still-festering housing crisis and overhaul its training schemes so that high joblessness does not become entrenched. Hunkering down for austerity is not enough. The rich world needs a strategy for growth.
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Guy Standing
English Actor
What we need is a slow time movement to gain control over time and an overhaul of work statistics to give a better perspective on all the work being done and how much of it is undesirable, unnecessary, and demeaning.
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Melissa Bean
American Politician
By overhauling current rules and speeding the entry of competitors in the market, we encourage competition and provide our constituents with new choices and cheaper bills.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
Strapped by tight credit and plummeting sales, businesses have overhauled the way they manage supply chains, inventory, production practices and staffing.
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Kent McCord
American Actor
I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out.
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Pakistani Journalist
The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.
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Larry Hagman
American Actor
It's my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe I've given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Don't worry, be happy, feel good. The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan.
Quote examples
Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
We focus way too much on the front of our midsection, which, in the process, over-strengthens and draws the torso forward so you end up with shorter-looking abs. Focus on lengthening by working your lower back instead. This will give your midsection a full overhaul.
Quote examples
Erik Paulsen
Algerian Politician
There is no question we need an energy policy overhaul in America. A key part of that overhaul must include moving forward aggressively with expanding nuclear energy as a renewable energy source. Storing nuclear waste is an important piece of that effort.
Quote examples
Layla Moran
British Politician
And in addition to overhauling exams, I'd also like to see every school in England with a fully qualified counsellor on the staff, whose responsibility it is to work with the pupils and staff who suffer from mental health and wellbeing issues.
Quote examples
Zanny Minton Beddoes
British Journalist
America should do more to fix the still-festering housing crisis and overhaul its training schemes so that high joblessness does not become entrenched. Hunkering down for austerity is not enough. The rich world needs a strategy for growth.
Quote examples
Guy Standing
English Actor
What we need is a slow time movement to gain control over time and an overhaul of work statistics to give a better perspective on all the work being done and how much of it is undesirable, unnecessary, and demeaning.
Quote examples
Melissa Bean
American Politician
By overhauling current rules and speeding the entry of competitors in the market, we encourage competition and provide our constituents with new choices and cheaper bills.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
Strapped by tight credit and plummeting sales, businesses have overhauled the way they manage supply chains, inventory, production practices and staffing.
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Kent McCord
American Actor
I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out.
Quote examples
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Pakistani Journalist
The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.
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