as in surpassed
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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Recent Examples of outperformed
The system consistently outperformed existing grasping methods.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
There are also prominent startups, including Moonshot AI and DeepSeek, which made a splash last year with an AI model that outperformed expectations.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition, the 2026 mid-year results for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) show the district outperformed the state across all grades in English language arts, as well as in math across all elementary grades and in sixth and seventh grades.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
The hybrid system outperformed the algorithm running on its own—suggesting that the biological cells were contributing to the learning process.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
Both Orlando bowl games drew higher TV ratings than all the other college bowl games this season and outperformed two of the college football playoff games as well, Hogan said.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
In this case, the stillage supercapacitors actually outperformed existing options by around 25 percent.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Democrats outperformed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in nine special elections in Florida in 2025, in some cases by double digits, according to local outlet MCI Maps.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
And, simply put, Florida outperformed the Panthers by, literally, every statistical measurement.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
There are also prominent startups, including Moonshot AI and DeepSeek, which made a splash last year with an AI model that outperformed expectations.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition, the 2026 mid-year results for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) show the district outperformed the state across all grades in English language arts, as well as in math across all elementary grades and in sixth and seventh grades.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
The hybrid system outperformed the algorithm running on its own—suggesting that the biological cells were contributing to the learning process.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
Both Orlando bowl games drew higher TV ratings than all the other college bowl games this season and outperformed two of the college football playoff games as well, Hogan said.
—Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
In this case, the stillage supercapacitors actually outperformed existing options by around 25 percent.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Democrats outperformed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in nine special elections in Florida in 2025, in some cases by double digits, according to local outlet MCI Maps.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
And, simply put, Florida outperformed the Panthers by, literally, every statistical measurement.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
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Lowes Foods with four stores surpassed both specialty grocers Fresh Market, with five stores, and Earth Fare, which closed one store and has two left in the region.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The season finale audience was up 30% from the previous week and surpassed the Season 1 finale in 2019, which earned 530,000 viewers.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Hornets have experienced 23 sellouts this season, establishing a new mark in the uptown arena, and exceeded an average of 18,000 fans per game.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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On a night where Clay Holmes was dominant, tossing seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts, Roupp exceeded his minuscule margin of error.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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At the top of the menu is a Turath Latte, made with a special date and spice blend, then topped with cold foam.—
Jenna Thompson
April 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Don’t miss the wood oven pizza like the carbonara topped with egg and guanciale.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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It was defeated on a straight party-line vote, and our highly ideological legislature kept the gap between Title IX and Colorado law unresolved.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the men’s final Monday, Connecticut and Michigan will play for the national championship after both roundly defeated their opponents in the semifinals.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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