outbid
verb
out·bid
ˌau̇t-ˈbid 
outbid; outbidden
ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn
; outbidding
; outbidding
: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …—
Randall E. Stross
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The fashion designer Lusha Wang and her husband, Rodion Steshenko, a software engineer, were about to close on a brownstone in Boerum Hill when they were outbid.
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Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
4 July 2026
The Mets outbid the Yankees, who came in at sixteen years and $760 million.
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Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
But even after being repeatedly rebuffed David Ellison refused to give up, and ultimately his Paramount Skydance outbid Netflix with an $111 billion offer for the entirety of WBD.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
30 June 2026
Some politicians endorsed it as a move to stop corporate landlords from being able to outbid families, and buying up large chunks of local housing markets with cash offers.
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Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
23 June 2026
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Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
4 July 2026
The Mets outbid the Yankees, who came in at sixteen years and $760 million.
—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
But even after being repeatedly rebuffed David Ellison refused to give up, and ultimately his Paramount Skydance outbid Netflix with an $111 billion offer for the entirety of WBD.
—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
30 June 2026
Some politicians endorsed it as a move to stop corporate landlords from being able to outbid families, and buying up large chunks of local housing markets with cash offers.
—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
23 June 2026
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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