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Recent Examples of outguess
The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.
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George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outguess
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By Monday, Bezos’ security team was making last-minute changes to try to outsmart the activists, according to TMZ.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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But occasionally, a bear outsmarts us or overcomes our defenses.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
Verb
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My orchids can outwit other life forms, and so can my Venus flytrap (currently choking on a common house fly).—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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There were corridos about the exploits of bandits and outlaws, some of them Robin Hood-esque characters who outwitted oafish authorities and helped the poor.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Either way, in a world where everything can be faked — intelligence, emotion, even purpose — the real danger isn’t that AI will outthink us.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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Rohit's captaincy was also in the gun, outfoxed tactically by opposite number Pat Cummins.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In the most iconic scene, he gets outfoxed on the subway by the French drug lord on a subway, playing cat-and-mouse on the platform.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Thus, they are thwarted in their villainous intentions to use AGI and ASI to be criminal collaborators.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Sources, including a former director at CDC whose center oversaw MMWR, told MedPage that cuts to CDC funding and staff have likely thwarted the journal.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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One delay can scare off a buyer or cause second-guessing.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Little League has an interest in applying its rules and not having judges second-guess game decisions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 July 2025
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“Outguess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outguess. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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