overhaul
verb (used with object)
to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition.
have overhauled
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present perfectof overhaul.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Officials have overhauled the management of brick kilns, a major source of black carbon emissions, and taken other measures such as fining drivers of high-emission vehicles and incentivising farmers to stop agricultural burning.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
By 2028, the department would have overhauled the "outdated" NHS app and "parents will be able to manage their children's healthcare through My Children, acting as a front door to the health service", they added.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
The answer is that the way the sport evaluates teams has failed to keep up with rule changes that have overhauled college football since 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Census Bureau on Tuesday paused plans to change how it asks people about disabilities in its most comprehensive survey, a move that would have overhauled how disabilities are defined by the nation’s largest statistical agency.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
If you will just tell her to wait a bit, until I have overhauled my vessel, I will put up the ropes for you myself.”
From Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life by Moodie, Susanna
