as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the new student rapidly outdistanced the rest of the class in math
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Recent Examples of outdistance
Sands’ 58 carries easily outdistance runnerup June Henley on KU’s all-time charts.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
McGruder and Whiteside tallied the largest amount of votes in the 2024 Democratic primary in House District 35, outdistancing Demetris Johnson Jr. of Earle.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The Wildcats set two of the six records on the track and used consistency up and down their roster to outdistance a talented Old Rochester squad by 15 points.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Benjamin totaled 61 points, easily outdistancing Maclay (45) and Pahokee (37).
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
McGruder and Whiteside tallied the largest amount of votes in the 2024 Democratic primary in House District 35, outdistancing Demetris Johnson Jr. of Earle.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The Wildcats set two of the six records on the track and used consistency up and down their roster to outdistance a talented Old Rochester squad by 15 points.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Benjamin totaled 61 points, easily outdistancing Maclay (45) and Pahokee (37).
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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SimpleImages/Getty Images Gold prices have been on a remarkable run over the past year, with the price of the precious metal consistently surpassing prior records and just recently climbing to historic levels above $5,000 per ounce.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The media giant’s HBO Max and Discovery+ services delivered their strongest Winter Olympics streaming performance to date through the opening days of competition, surpassing both Beijing 2022 and PyeongChang 2018 benchmarks.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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California’s cannabis tax revenue exceeded $500 million in the first half of 2025.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Naumov doesn’t enter with the same pressure as Malinin but has already exceeded expectations in his mind.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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In an instant, our shaky courtroom sketch of Pearl the flighty young mother, Pearl the drunk, gets burned up and eclipsed by Pearl the mystic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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That dramatic view will only be visible from a remote part of Antarctica, where up to 96% of the sun will be eclipsed for a little over 2 minutes — meaning very few people on Earth will witness annularity in person.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Following practice on Tuesday before the suspensions were handed out, Lee detailed how the Hornets can use the whole ordeal to better themselves.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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White set an intention after the 2021-22 season to better himself as a player and teammate, working on his physique and ballhandling in the offseason to transform into a well-rounded combo guard.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Outdistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdistance. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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