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Recent Examples of one-up
But Hoover remains locked up on state charges in Illinois — handing Trump an opportunity to one-up his Democratic rivals.
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Jeremy Busby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
But nothing so far has counted as the equivalent of that scene or an attempt to one-up that scene.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The Studio’s direction manages to be flashy while the episode is decidedly comedy-focused, which one-ups The Bear in this instance.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2025
So tech companies are going nuclear—announcing plans to add more reactors in an all-out battle to secure as much data center power as possible and one-up each other's AI ambitions.
—PC Magazine, 30 July 2025
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Jeremy Busby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
But nothing so far has counted as the equivalent of that scene or an attempt to one-up that scene.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The Studio’s direction manages to be flashy while the episode is decidedly comedy-focused, which one-ups The Bear in this instance.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2025
So tech companies are going nuclear—announcing plans to add more reactors in an all-out battle to secure as much data center power as possible and one-up each other's AI ambitions.
—PC Magazine, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-up
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And costume designer Anna Robbins—a veteran from both the show and the previous two movies—outdoes herself, if that’s at all possible.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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When multiple businesses strive to outdo each other, the result is better products, improved services and more choices for consumers.—
Levi King,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sam’s science fiction action adventure spotlights life on the margins if also on the fringes of deep space, its two main characters a pair of well-meaning outcasts outrunning the law.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Adoption can outrun outcomes, pilots can sprawl, and value can be elusive.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The main reason behind this increase, which has far outpaced wage growth within the same period, is inventory.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In China, newer but heavily debt-financed assets—from metro systems to high-speed rail—face profitability challenges, with maintenance costs outpacing budgets.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Postecoglou, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic manager, saw his side bettered by an Arsenal team that will surely be among the Premier League title contenders, thanks to two goals from Martin Zubimendi and another from Viktor Gyokeres.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The new Siri will be able to better fulfill queries by tapping into the open web, on-screen content and a user’s data.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yapi created the opportunity by outracing Carlos Harvey down the left flank.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
11 Aug. 2025
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May was replaced by Anthony Banda, who was greeted with another two-run triple by Willy Adames (who had already homered to open the scoring in the second inning) and a run-scoring infield single from Lee, who outraced Banda to first base to punctuate a painfully long inning.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Mirai outshines new Hindi releases Karthik Gattamneni’s Mirai scored significantly better than all the Hindi films currently in theatres - including two fresh releases that released with the Telugu film.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Venus outshines the star by a factor of 120 to 1, and yet their proximity for several mornings intensifies the contrasting yellow-white of the planet and bluish white of the star.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Employee health costs are likely to surpass $5,000 next year as companies see their biggest cost increases in at least five years, according to projections from Aon.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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During their 27-18 victory over the Commanders at Lambeau Field, however, the Packers surpassed Parsons’ best-case scenario.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Planetary Level - From Systems Thinking Recognize that individual, community and national interventions must align to address challenges that transcend borders; climate change, biodiversity loss, social inequality.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The latter speaks to how the Goodison Project transcends this blue corner of Liverpool.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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