as in surpasses
to be greater, better, or stronger than
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Recent Examples of outdoes
Neri outdoes Arboleda’s early start to the season, keeping her Christmas tree up year-round in homage to a Filipino family tradition.
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Dec. 2025
Nathan Crowley outdoes his Oscar-winning production design this time around, as does Paul Tazewell’s Oscar-winning costumes.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
This Norwegian thriller outdoes most American disaster movies with its suspense and spectacle.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
And costume designer Anna Robbins—a veteran from both the show and the previous two movies—outdoes herself, if that’s at all possible.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
By this metric, DFW’s wealth outdoes other countries like Poland, Ukraine and Argentina.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Dec. 2025
Nathan Crowley outdoes his Oscar-winning production design this time around, as does Paul Tazewell’s Oscar-winning costumes.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
This Norwegian thriller outdoes most American disaster movies with its suspense and spectacle.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
And costume designer Anna Robbins—a veteran from both the show and the previous two movies—outdoes herself, if that’s at all possible.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
By this metric, DFW’s wealth outdoes other countries like Poland, Ukraine and Argentina.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoes
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That marks a record since the party's foundation in 1955 and surpasses the previous record of 300 seats won in 1986 by late Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.—
MARI YAMAGUCHI,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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That marks a record since the party’s foundation in 1955 and surpasses the previous record of 300 seats won in 1986 by the party under late Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The company’s annual revenue now exceeds $35 million and has grown sevenfold in the past year, according to Proner.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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This far exceeds other similar devices.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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What terrifies Iran’s theocrats the most, the fear that eclipses all their fears, is the ability of the people at large to clearly see the essential realities of the present regime.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 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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“Outdoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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