as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
before he had reached his teens, the child prodigy had outstripped his music teacher's abilities
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Recent Examples of outstrip
The premiums executives and boards embrace as a cost of the transaction become too high, outstripping the anticipated financial benefits.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Demand is outstripping the supply, driving up prices a little bit right now.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
But analysts like Chong say China's rhetoric on free trade and multilateralism has outstripped its substantive actions.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Since Schulman joined, the company has successfully stemmed the double-digit sales declines of the past year and outstripped growth expectations for the first fiscal quarter.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Demand is outstripping the supply, driving up prices a little bit right now.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
But analysts like Chong say China's rhetoric on free trade and multilateralism has outstripped its substantive actions.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Since Schulman joined, the company has successfully stemmed the double-digit sales declines of the past year and outstripped growth expectations for the first fiscal quarter.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstrip
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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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Employee health costs are likely to surpass $5,000 next year as companies see their biggest cost increases in at least five years, according to projections from Aon.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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During their 27-18 victory over the Commanders at Lambeau Field, however, the Packers surpassed Parsons’ best-case scenario.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 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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“Outstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstrip. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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