as in surpasses
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a tennis player who outclassed the competition, breezing through the tournament without losing a set
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Recent Examples of outclasses
The oud that launched a thousand imitators, and still outclasses them all.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Mercedes' affordable coupe outclasses many of its rivals in terms of style, standard tech, and ride quality.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
This set of folder customization options outclasses anything available for any other desktop OS, either natively or via third-party software.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, the fitness space with its cardio, weights, and turf area outclasses most membership gyms around the world.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Mercedes' affordable coupe outclasses many of its rivals in terms of style, standard tech, and ride quality.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
This set of folder customization options outclasses anything available for any other desktop OS, either natively or via third-party software.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, the fitness space with its cardio, weights, and turf area outclasses most membership gyms around the world.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outclasses
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This price also surpasses the highest price ever paid for the even-more-expensive FXX Evo that followed the FXX, which is $6,060,959 (CHF 5,236,250) set by RM Sotheby's in Zurich in October 2025.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2026
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Gartner, with three goals in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over the Kings, surpasses Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull and Wayne Gretzky.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The full amount of the Child Tax Credit starts phasing out if your income exceeds $200,000 as a single taxpayer or $400,000 if filing jointly.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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That death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the data only tells them the ‘what’ not the ‘why’ — which is where experience still eclipses the cold, hard numbers in the data.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Boasting 701 hp, the new 2026 Turbo S eclipses the GT2 RS as the most powerful 911 in history.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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Affordability consistently tops the list of issues that California voters care about.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Kendrick Lamar tops this year’s Grammy nominations this year with nine, including in the marquee Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year categories that will be awarded during the primetime ceremony.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Outclasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outclasses. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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