Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeting
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His Jayhawks went 1-1 at the Big 12 tournament, defeating TCU 78-73 on Thursday before getting clobbered by Houston 69-47 in Friday’s semifinals.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
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When Alejandro Bran struck a volley from 24 yards out last week at BMO Stadium, the Costa Rican delivered a lightning strike that LD Alajuelense needed in order to have a chance of defeating the Los Angeles Football Club.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Lilly stock has gained 20% over the past 12 months, far outperforming shares of its main rival in the obesity space, Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk , which has fallen 55% over the same period.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gold has been outperforming stocks.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Vin Baker did not want to return a conquering University of Hartford hero just yet.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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Best of luck conquering the world today and, of course, do keep in touch.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
2 Mar. 2026
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This prototype may offer a sustainable solution for long-term exploration on Earth and other planets by overcoming the need for batteries.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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Founded by a young mother overcoming thyroid cancer, the brand was created to inspire hope, strength and faith during life’s hardest seasons.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Valencia got 55% of votes in the contest held by conservative candidates, with nearly all the ballots tallied, trouncing eight other presidential hopefuls.—
Oscar Medina,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Boise went into halftime trouncing the hosts in second-chance points (13-2) and on the boards (21-11).—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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Multiple officers were involved in subduing Guity and placing him in handcuffs, police said.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The answer is clobbering the Broncos over the head, like, say, the Jacksonville Jaguars did last winter.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Police arrested one of four snowball bandits caught on camera clobbering the cops with snow.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Woodland Hills’ temperature peaked at 100, besting a temperature of 92 degrees in 1997.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Outcompeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompeting. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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