Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeting
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The Chargers got off to a hot start to the season in year two under Jim Harbaugh by defeating the Chiefs 27-21 in the NFL season opener.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Jovic lifted the trophy by defeating Colombia’s Emiliana Arango 6-4, 6-1 in Sunday’s final of the WTA 500 tournament in Zapopan, Mexico.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Besides leveraging its real estate, some investors have been pressing the company to consider spinning off Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s iconic luxury fleet, and its Bluemercury cosmetics chain, both of which have been outperforming.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Minnesota congresswoman was re-elected to her fourth term by a double-digit margin last November, scoring her biggest victory yet and outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket.—
Charlotte Alter,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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No doubt fans would embrace the arena evolution as simply the next rung on the band’s inevitable, world-conquering trajectory.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dealing with the origins of the armor as well as Arago’s previous attempts at conquering the world.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The movie adaptation is also rife with metaphors about boys becoming men and overcoming life-or-death circumstances to make it out the other side.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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After an uninspiring 10-9 win over Kennesaw State, Wake Forest bounced back in a big way, trouncing Western Carolina 42-10.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took a victory lap Wednesday after trouncing Josh Kraft by a 48-point margin in the preliminary election, saying that her sweep of every ward was indicative of voters feeling the city is moving in the right direction.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Giants won in all kinds of encouraging ways while subduing the wild-card-leading Cubs in a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The two also showed a demonstration of what a K9 takedown looks like, with Humphries acting as a target and K9 Bob subduing him.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Sox finished with four home runs, clobbering the Minnesota Twins 12-3 in front of 11,721 at Target Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The drone also features a new 48-mm Med-Tele mode, which is a zoom feature besting what was previously available in the DJI's Mini Pro line.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series went to Adam Randall for Slow Horses, besting episodes of Severance, The Pitt, Andor and The White Lotus.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Outcompeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompeting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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