outmaneuver
verb
out·ma·neu·ver
ˌau̇t-mə-ˈn(y)ü-vər 
outmaneuvered; outmaneuvering
: to outdo, defeat, or gain an advantage over by skillful or clever maneuvering : to maneuver more effectively than
Battalions are especially important in desert warfare because they are powerful enough to deliver devastating blows … but small enough to sneak along ridges and valleys to outmaneuver larger forces.—
Bob Davis
Bob Davis… an amorally ambitious studio exec who disposes of a threatening screenwriter as coolly as he outmaneuvers a rival executive.—Gregg Kilday
Gregg KildaySabre pilots learned that if they could force their adversaries to change direction rapidly, the Sabre could outmaneuver them.—Fred Reed
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Examples of outmaneuver in a Sentence
outmaneuvered his congressional opponent by co-opting his call for change in Washington
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The core concern is that artificial general intelligence, or AGI—a system that surpasses humans in most regards—could potentially outmaneuver any constraints designed to control it, perhaps permanently disempowering humanity.
—Harry Booth / Paris, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Democrats complained that Trump and GOP allies outmaneuvered them on an emotional national issue that will provide the new president with a high-profile bill signing.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Refrain from letting anyone outmaneuver you mentally or physically.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Over the past three decades, Hezbollah — which is both a political party and a militant group — has outmaneuvered its domestic foes and struck strategic alliances to cement its position as the real power underpinning the country’s weak and fractious state.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Harry Booth / Paris, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Democrats complained that Trump and GOP allies outmaneuvered them on an emotional national issue that will provide the new president with a high-profile bill signing.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Refrain from letting anyone outmaneuver you mentally or physically.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Over the past three decades, Hezbollah — which is both a political party and a militant group — has outmaneuvered its domestic foes and struck strategic alliances to cement its position as the real power underpinning the country’s weak and fractious state.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Outmaneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmaneuver. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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