outfighting

verb

present participle of outfight
as in outdistancing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfighting
  1. outdoing
  2. outshining
  3. subjugating
  4. vanquishing
  5. transcending
  6. exceeding
  7. surpassing
  8. eclipsing
Verb
  • View gallery - 3 images IBM has developed the blueprint for producing a processor using sub-1-nanometer (nm) chip technology, outdoing its own efforts to increase efficiency and processing power with 2-nm tech from a few years ago.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
  • As rumors have flown about this relentless Sacramento parking enforcement officer, Nakamura has quietly patrolled the streets, outdoing himself.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of outdoing
Verb
  • In a World Cup boasting a galaxy of stars, a lunch-bucket team of blue-collar everymen may wind up outshining them all.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • That's good news for stargazers, as the moon will still be visible without outshining the planets nearby.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of outshining
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  • Every administration has its own policy agenda and preferences, but this goes beyond that, subjugating science to partisanship and holding research and infrastructure money hostage throughout much of the country.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Likewise, meekness once meant not becoming weak, but subjugating power to reason – not letting anger take control.
    — Timothy J. Pawl, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of subjugating
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  • Trump has made vanquishing his political enemies in the GOP a priority in his second term.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 26 May 2026
  • And the Royals came close to vanquishing their longtime adversaries at Kauffman Stadium on Monday afternoon.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026
Definition of vanquishing
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  • Ralph Lauren's two-decade partnership with Wimbledon exemplifies sophisticated luxury marketing, transcending mere sponsorship.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Like the polo shirt or rugby stripes before it, the soccer jersey is transcending its associations with the sport.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
Definition of transcending
Verb
  • And by exceeding expectations so spectacularly on nomination morning, Widow’s Bay seized the thrust in the comedy category despite Hacks’s superior nomination count (24 nominations, besting its previous high of 17 nominations in 2022).
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • The case of Thomas Boukamp exemplifies this; his autism influenced his serious crimes and his catastrophic decision to self-represent, resulting in a life sentence far exceeding typical penalties for similar offenses.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of exceeding
Verb
  • But this month, Apple became the world’s most valuable company, surpassing the chipmaker.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • In 2024, its revenue hit $107 billion, surpassing Tesla for the first time.
    — Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of surpassing
Verb
  • Britain’s Josh Kerr broke the men’s mile world record at the London Diamond League meet, eclipsing a mark set by Hicham El Guerrouj that had stood since 1999.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • Nor are their higher-budget counterparts, such as superhero flicks and Disney’s live-action retreads of its own catalog, both of which spent much of this century eclipsing box office records.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of eclipsing
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