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The rabbit had no chance of outrunning the dogs.
His motorcycle could outrun any car on the road.
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Reid and general manager Brett Veach envisioned Worthy outrunning a one-on-one defender for a deep pass with the defense also having to account for tight end Travis Kelce and receivers Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown.
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Like every other art museum in Texas, the MFA started late in the blue-chip art chase, but this tortoise, turbocharged with oil money, often outruns the Yankee hares.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
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Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 has been outrunning its predecessors with $420M global.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Like every other art museum in Texas, the MFA started late in the blue-chip art chase, but this tortoise, turbocharged with oil money, often outruns the Yankee hares.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
Even so, many retailers are seeing sales near historic highs, with the annual sales growth outrunning the 2.6% inflation rate.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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outrun
verb
out·run
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈrən 
outran
-ˈran
; outrun; outrunning
; outrun; outrunning
1
: to run or go faster than
2
: exceed sense 1
our needs outran our funds
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