as in to exceed
to do or perform better than (someone or something)
The car consistently outperforms all other vehicles in its class. outperforming the competition
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That followed a string of election victories late last year in which Democrats outperformed expectations, from the Virginia governor’s race to the Miami mayoral vote.
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Alicia Diaz, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Evidence indicates that fraternity members outperform their unaffiliated peers academically.
—Anthony V. MacK, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The Patriots have long seen their edge pass rush as an area of need, and while that group has outperformed expectations this postseason, any return to the Super Bowl is guaranteed to be a rockier road than this year’s path.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Roivant’s immune drug helped treat rare skin disease Roivant and its spinout Priovant said this morning that their immune-modifying drug significantly outperformed placebo in clearing lesions caused by a rare skin disease in a small trial.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
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Alicia Diaz, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Evidence indicates that fraternity members outperform their unaffiliated peers academically.
—Anthony V. MacK, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The Patriots have long seen their edge pass rush as an area of need, and while that group has outperformed expectations this postseason, any return to the Super Bowl is guaranteed to be a rockier road than this year’s path.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Roivant’s immune drug helped treat rare skin disease Roivant and its spinout Priovant said this morning that their immune-modifying drug significantly outperformed placebo in clearing lesions caused by a rare skin disease in a small trial.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
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California’s cannabis tax revenue exceeded $500 million in the first half of 2025.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Naumov doesn’t enter with the same pressure as Malinin but has already exceeded expectations in his mind.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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SimpleImages/Getty Images Gold prices have been on a remarkable run over the past year, with the price of the precious metal consistently surpassing prior records and just recently climbing to historic levels above $5,000 per ounce.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The media giant’s HBO Max and Discovery+ services delivered their strongest Winter Olympics streaming performance to date through the opening days of competition, surpassing both Beijing 2022 and PyeongChang 2018 benchmarks.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Just download the app and join My Rewards to get the free burger – topped with egg, bacon, cheese, Hash Rounds and ketchup – at participating locations (no purchase necessary).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Outside of crypto, Qualcomm fell 8% even though the chip company topped analysts’ expectations for profit and revenue in the latest quarter.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Magic rallied from 17 points down to win 120-117, but the Jazz defeated the Heat 115-111.—
Mark Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Cyclones, who are 13-0 at Hilton Coliseum this season, have defeated the Jayhawks three straight years in the building.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tian Feng, former dean of SenseTime’s Intelligence Industry Research Institute, revealed that the free provision of T800 robots will help smaller companies overcome research and development barriers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The first obstacle to overcome is to develop a computer chip that works in the extreme conditions of space, which includes exposure to much higher levels of radiation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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