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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfought
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The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state.
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Finally, here's a story about the S&P 500, which outdistanced most expert forecasts in 2025.
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Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness.
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Somehow, though, the Royals outdid themselves Monday night with a nauseating defeat — one that conjured the immortal wisdom of former Royals manager Buddy Bell.
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The search has now surpassed the first 72 hours –– the most critical window for finding survivors.
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But, in the decades that followed, other cities caught up and eventually surpassed New York; one of them was Ibiza, where clubs like Pacha showed vacationing Europeans how to rave all night.
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In late 1759, the British had vanquished the French at the battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, thus ensuring that the British gained this province and a string of French forts in the interior.
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In the co-main event, French heavyweight Ciryl Gane vanquished Brazilian star Alex Pereira by knocking out the former light heavyweight and middleweight champion in the second round.
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This year, the usual backyard cookouts and fireworks are being eclipsed by once-in-a-generation celebrations marking the nation’s 250th birthday.
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That power is not wholly spent, nor wholly eclipsed, by anti-democratic forces.
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Between 2022 and 2024, public cash injections exceeded 10%of GDP, according to a study published last year by the Institute of Economics and Peace, an Australian think tank.
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If the cost of tokens has already exceeded the cost of the employees they were meant to replace, when does the comparison start running in the other direction?
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Even before the new priority for children with autism, demand for swim lessons outstripped supply.
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The companies have the financial resources to keep pouring billions into AI, Cramer said, but demand for compute infrastructure has outstripped supply, driving up the cost of critical components such as memory chips and networking equipment.
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In 2014, Messi began with that famously outrageous winner against Bosnia, arguably bettered it against Iran a few days later, with a splendid winner in stoppage time.
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The Flames have bettered their conference finish every season since joining in 2023, winning both the regular-season and tournament titles this year.
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“Outfought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfought. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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