Thesaurus results for OUTMANEUVERED

outmaneuvered

verb

past tense of outmaneuver

as in defeated

to get the better of through cleverness outmaneuvered his congressional opponent by co-opting his call for change in Washington

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Recent Examples of outmaneuvered Infantino endured another lesson in the limits of his facile brand of diplomacy in Vancouver, when he was outmaneuvered by Jibril Rajoub, the 73-year-old president of the Palestinian Football Association, who had asked to address the congress. —

Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026 But in the case of the stork, the bird saw the drone and outmaneuvered it. —

David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 The auteur can now cross another genre off his bucket list with The Samurai and the Prisoner (Kokurojo), a stately and rather stagy historical mystery set during the 16th century, at a time when warring clans fought and outmaneuvered each other for control of the land. —

Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026 Soon, the European LNGs might find themselves being outmaneuvered by others, such as China. —

Ike Brannon, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 Beyond Curaçao, regulators have largely fumbled in their efforts to rein in the offshore casino sector, outmaneuvered by nimble operators who exploit the gap between national laws and enforcement power. —

Cecilia D'anastasio, Bloomberg, 27 Feb. 2026 The ferocity of their scenes together, aided by Arias’ devoted yet outmaneuvered Thea, sets the production ablaze with erotic danger. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 Paramount, which was outmaneuvered by Netflix last December, has received a warmer response from WBD this week and the two media companies are continuing to negotiate. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026 Despite being outnumbered and outmaneuvered, Washington maintained order among his demoralized troops. —

Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026

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New York City exploded with joy on Saturday night, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA finals.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 June 2026
Jalen Brunson finished with 45 points as the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to earn their first title since 1973.

— Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026