as in exceeding
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 outperforming
Semiconductor stocks have been a pocket of strength within the technology sector in Q1, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) outperforming the S & P 500 Index by around 7 percentage points year to date.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The district is choosing to leave money on the table rather than share space with schools that are, in many cases, outperforming themselves.
—Lance Christensen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Gold has been outperforming stocks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Diversifying and investing in Europe and Asia markets proved a popular theme across the past year, with international stocks outperforming the S&P 500.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Beyond the mainstream hits, a number of independent and arthouse titles are also outperforming expectations at the French box office in the first two months of 2026.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Last year, the Rancho Santa Fe School District achieved the highest California state assessment scores in San Diego County in both the elementary and middle school levels— 85% of students met or exceeded the standards in ELA, well outperforming the county and the state.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The Minnesota congresswoman was re-elected to her fourth term by a double-digit margin last November, scoring her biggest victory yet and outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket.
—Charlotte Alter, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
This is one of the many recently outperforming sectors that sold off overnight, including AI, robotics, and consumer plays.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Katie Stockton, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The district is choosing to leave money on the table rather than share space with schools that are, in many cases, outperforming themselves.
—Lance Christensen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Gold has been outperforming stocks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Diversifying and investing in Europe and Asia markets proved a popular theme across the past year, with international stocks outperforming the S&P 500.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Beyond the mainstream hits, a number of independent and arthouse titles are also outperforming expectations at the French box office in the first two months of 2026.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Last year, the Rancho Santa Fe School District achieved the highest California state assessment scores in San Diego County in both the elementary and middle school levels— 85% of students met or exceeded the standards in ELA, well outperforming the county and the state.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The Minnesota congresswoman was re-elected to her fourth term by a double-digit margin last November, scoring her biggest victory yet and outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket.
—Charlotte Alter, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
This is one of the many recently outperforming sectors that sold off overnight, including AI, robotics, and consumer plays.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforming
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An earlier December lawsuit had been dismissed by the judge, who said the organization did not sufficiently prove the president was exceeding his powers.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The market capitalization of a company like Apple in December 2023 reached $3 trillion, exceeding the combined GDP of at least 140 countries.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Three months after the Prescott deal, Juan Soto agreed to the biggest-ever contract in MLB, signing a 15-year deal worth a staggering $765m with the New York Mets, surpassing Shohei Ohtani’s $700m deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers announced in late 2023.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Her season total for points was the fifth-best in program history, surpassing Sophie Cunningham’s 2018-19 mark.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Austin Hays also hit a three-run home run for the Sox, who collected their first win of the season by defeating the Miami Marlins 9-4 in front of 6,515 at loanDepot park.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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New York looked terrific, allowing just a single run over three games, defeating the Giants 7-0, 3-0, and 3-1.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Alexander-Walker, known more for his defense, is averaging more than 20 points per game after never topping 10 during his eight seasons as a bench player in New Orleans, Utah and Minnesota.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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After wrapping up his performance of chart-topping classics and ATL anthems with Sleepy Brown, Big Boi made his way from the stage to the Impossible Foods food truck not to eat, at least not right away, but to serve.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Outperforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperforming. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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