outcompeting

present participle of outcompete

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeting
Verb
  • The first ever major league game to be played in Europe resulted in the Yankees defeating the Red Sox 17-13 in front of 60,000 spectators at London Olympic Stadium.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The team displayed impressive form in the preliminary tournament qualifiers, winning all eight of its matches, scoring 37 goals, and defeating four-time World Cup champions Italy twice.
    Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Per the state’s school grading system, charter schools are slightly outperforming traditional public schools in Miami-Dade.
    Austin Horn July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Facts + Comments Fox News ended the second quarter as the king of prime time news, beating not only every cable TV network, but also outperforming CBS and NBC.
    Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • After not allowing any home runs in back-to-back starts against the Colorado Rockies, even conquering Coors Field’s hitter-friendly park, Imanaga surrendered three in Wednesday’s Game 2 win over the New York Mets.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Olivia Rodrigo Finally Hits the Downloads Chart’s Summit Rodrigo has come very close to conquering the Official Album Downloads chart in the past, but her first two studio LPs missed the throne by just one space.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Forward-looking firms are overcoming this by deploying advanced technical strategies.
    Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Normal matter can’t be stuffed into a space tiny and dense enough without overcoming a huge outward pressure.
    Stephen DiKerby, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • But in general the US military proved incapable of quickly trouncing a much weaker adversary, and left the citizens and residents of Gulf allies under fire in the meantime.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
  • At a celebratory exhibition match last week in the capital, under the watchful eye of the supreme leader, Naegohyang faced off against the under-17s team, who just added an Asian Cup to their impressive array of silverware, trouncing Japan 5-1 in the final.
    Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Viewers have already seen glimpses of the premiere, which involves Aang and Katara subduing a sea serpent while guiding refugees across a treacherous path.
    Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
  • Officers then shot her with a Taser, subduing her enough to take her into custody, police said.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Hernandez was at the center of it all Friday, clobbering three homers with nine RBIs.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • That means the Broncos will win two of three games against the 49ers, Chargers and Seahawks before clobbering the Cardinals.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • 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, 29 June 2026
  • Trump ripped up that deal in 2018 and has been obsessed with besting it with his own.
    Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
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“Outcompeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompeting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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