as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outrunning
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.
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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
The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
But the dogs kept going, carrying their hunter forward—ice before them, water behind, outrunning the inevitable, all the way home.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Much of the Season 5 premiere involves Sam, Jay and the ghosts trying to find a way to get rid of Elias all while outrunning his many attempts to end Jay’s life.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
But the truly unachievable task was outrunning himself.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
But left tackle Josh Simmons — the 6-foot-5, 310-pound rookie — rumbled upfield, outrunning smaller skill position players and knocking Mukuba out of bounds at the 41-yard line to prevent a breakaway touchdown.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
On third-and-9, McCown found the tailback in the flat, and Henry made one man miss before outrunning the rest of the CSU defense down the sideline to the end zone.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
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
The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
But the dogs kept going, carrying their hunter forward—ice before them, water behind, outrunning the inevitable, all the way home.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Much of the Season 5 premiere involves Sam, Jay and the ghosts trying to find a way to get rid of Elias all while outrunning his many attempts to end Jay’s life.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
But the truly unachievable task was outrunning himself.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
But left tackle Josh Simmons — the 6-foot-5, 310-pound rookie — rumbled upfield, outrunning smaller skill position players and knocking Mukuba out of bounds at the 41-yard line to prevent a breakaway touchdown.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
On third-and-9, McCown found the tailback in the flat, and Henry made one man miss before outrunning the rest of the CSU defense down the sideline to the end zone.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrunning
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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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The 43-point defeat was the worst in program history, surpassing a 31-point loss to Texas in 1984.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The country’s trade hit a record high last year, surpassing 3 trillion Malaysian ringgit ($780 billion).—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Outrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrunning. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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