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Recent Examples of one-up
Or perhaps someone new (Arch Manning?) one-ups Daniels.
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Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
World’s fastest monitor There's a competitive air at CES that lends to tech brands trying to one-up each other on spec sheets.
—Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
But Costco looked at what could be considered a near-perfect product and decided to one-up the excellence.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
In soccer, countries and cities bid to host the Champions League and World Cup finals; the Olympics changes every four years and even the Super Bowl in the NFL moves around the United States, with cities and franchises trying to one-up one another.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
World’s fastest monitor There's a competitive air at CES that lends to tech brands trying to one-up each other on spec sheets.
—Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
But Costco looked at what could be considered a near-perfect product and decided to one-up the excellence.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
In soccer, countries and cities bid to host the Champions League and World Cup finals; the Olympics changes every four years and even the Super Bowl in the NFL moves around the United States, with cities and franchises trying to one-up one another.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-up
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Not to be outdone, OpenAI has also rolled out its ChatGPT Gov AI tool this week, intended to be used by government agencies while still following internal safety protocols.—
Alex Perry,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Not to be outdone, C.F. Martin revealed a wide range of guitars (more on that later), including a pair of new signature models with Billy Strings and an insanely fancy model commemorating their 3 millionth guitar covered in gold, diamonds, pearls and more.—
Josh Chesler,
SPIN,
29 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Nov. 2024
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Sonic The Hedgehog 3 has been outrunning its predecessors with $420M global.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Data shows that while millions of borrowers have benefited from loan forgiveness programs, new loans continue to outpace repayments, pushing the overall debt burden higher.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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For the first time, 2025 will see streamers outpace commercial broadcaster in global content spend, according to a new report.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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Szoboszlai is on course to better those numbers this season, with his goal against Ipswich his third in the league and fourth of the season overall, alongside five assists in all competitions.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Accept criticism gracefully and apply it to better yourself.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The commanding heights of power are populated by pedestrian thinkers as technology, including artificial intelligence, continues to outrace moral or philosophical wisdom.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Dec. 2024
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But at the end of the day, Republicans are very worried about the fact that Democrats just completely keep outracing them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2024
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Shares of Club name Dover jumped Thursday, as a strong profitability outlook for the year ahead outshined some blemishes in the industrial conglomerate’s fourth-quarter results.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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But nearing this season's midway point, he's managed to outshine Murray, who has struggled with consistency in his play.—
Esteban L. Hernandez,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Wiggins surpassed his previous career high of 28 points.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Feb. 2025
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Layoffs and unemployment rates are low despite elevated interest rates and inflation, and U.S. employers surpassed analyst expectations by adding 256,000 jobs in December. Need a break?—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Give us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Catholic Church challenges its faithful to transcend partisan allegiances and live out a radical, sacrificial faith.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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“One-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-up. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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