as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the trumpeter outshines all of his fellow band members
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Recent Examples of outshine
What has been done to Shedeur will outshine everything else in this draft.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The first film Lee made with Denzel Washington, this melodrama’s music and performances outshine its drama, and Lee took considerable heat for some allegedly stereotypical views of Jewish music executives.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Summer 2025 finally became the season yellow—particularly butter yellow—could outshine Barbie pink and Brat green.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Still, for mathematicians in this area, the prospect of using band matrices to understand the Anderson model outshines any other goal.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The first film Lee made with Denzel Washington, this melodrama’s music and performances outshine its drama, and Lee took considerable heat for some allegedly stereotypical views of Jewish music executives.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Summer 2025 finally became the season yellow—particularly butter yellow—could outshine Barbie pink and Brat green.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Still, for mathematicians in this area, the prospect of using band matrices to understand the Anderson model outshines any other goal.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshine
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There have been 74 pitchers who have started at least 440 ball games since 1920, and Kershaw is the only one who hasn’t surpassed triple-digit losses according to Baseball-Reference.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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This year’s competition is the third straight without any of the Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, but the three-day event will surpass its previous record revenue set in 2022, according to Laver Cup CEO Steve Zacks.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Open sources estimate that in 2022, UralVagonZavod produced some 60-70 T-90M tanks; by 2023, that may have risen to 140-180; and for 2024, output is estimated to have exceeded 200 units annually.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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The ascendant crypto sector is eclipsing what was once a powerhouse industry.—
Rachel Witkowski,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The final number eclipsed his own previous high of 18.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Postecoglou, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic manager, saw his side bettered by an Arsenal team that will surely be among the Premier League title contenders, thanks to two goals from Martin Zubimendi and another from Viktor Gyokeres.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The new Siri will be able to better fulfill queries by tapping into the open web, on-screen content and a user’s data.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas has topped 500 yards in each of its first three games, averaging 568 yards per game.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fan reactions in the comments section suggest Piastri could win everything this season, while some justified their love for pineapple topping on a pizza.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Outshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshine. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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