Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outracing
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The Timberwolves were outrunning the Jazz at home with a 23-9 advantage in fast-break points through three quarters, but couldn't sustain that effort in the fourth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026 -
As the administration prepares for another year of governing—and another season of fiscal showdowns on Capitol Hill—the question is shifting from whether the debt is growing too fast to how long the world’s largest economy can keep outrunning its own balance sheet.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Super Micro earned 69 cents per share on an adjusted basis, outpacing the consensus estimate of 49 cents per share, per LSEG.—
Liz Napolitano,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, silver’s price has jumped sharply, trading at nearly $90 per ounce today, a nearly 182% increase from about $32 a year earlier—far outpacing its historical sluggish price increases.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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States that automatically send every report to police are far exceeding federal requirements, experts said.—
Shoshana Walter,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Shares of networking equipment company Cisco have rallied about 18% since reporting its latest quarter in mid-November, greatly exceeding the S & P 500 gain of about 2% over the same time period.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Primerica’s research reports that nearly seven out of 10 households (69%) say the costs of living are outstripping their income.—
Mark Davis,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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In 2025, a staggering 623,000 people claimed to be home health and personal assistants, making it by far the biggest occupation in the state, far outstripping retail salespersons, nurses or cashiers and waitresses.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Outracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outracing. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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