as in surpassing
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 outstripping
Comedy Series Freshman comedy Apple TV+’s The Studio had a record 23 nominations, far outstripping last year’s much-deserving upset winner Hacks, which has 14 noms this year.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The premiums executives and boards embrace as a cost of the transaction become too high, outstripping the anticipated financial benefits.
—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
What’s more, the jewelry category grew 7 percent in the first six months of the year, outstripping the industry average and confirming market share gains.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Demand for copper is expected to skyrocket over the coming years, dramatically outstripping supply amid the energy transition.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, supply is outstripping demand on the used market.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Demand is outstripping supply in areas like machine learning and robotics.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
The companies reported their factory’s private 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) network will transmit internal inspection data throughout the facility, speeding up the inspection process and outstripping the performance of the factory’s previous Wi-Fi system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Mar. 2025
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The premiums executives and boards embrace as a cost of the transaction become too high, outstripping the anticipated financial benefits.
—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
What’s more, the jewelry category grew 7 percent in the first six months of the year, outstripping the industry average and confirming market share gains.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Demand for copper is expected to skyrocket over the coming years, dramatically outstripping supply amid the energy transition.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, supply is outstripping demand on the used market.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Demand is outstripping supply in areas like machine learning and robotics.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
The companies reported their factory’s private 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) network will transmit internal inspection data throughout the facility, speeding up the inspection process and outstripping the performance of the factory’s previous Wi-Fi system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstripping
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Google's stock has been making headlines, surpassing the $3 trillion market cap milestone as investor confidence grows.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite being dethroned—with Washington's prices surpassing California's on Sunday, September 14—, California still had the second-highest gas prices in the country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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For full-time employees, this new wage translates into an annual salary exceeding $50,000, compared to less than $30,000 just eight years ago.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Every store is also profitable, with restaurant-level margins exceeding 25% on average and all 18 locations company-owned.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump is a man of many hats Immigration has become the dominant political issue in Britain, eclipsing concerns over a faltering economy, as the country faces a record number of asylum claims.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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After all, Forbes reported that Swift’s Eras tour became the highest-grossing music tour of all time, eclipsing $2 billion in ticket revenues.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Rent has been falling in recent months in parts of the country that have built the most new homes, including rental units—topping the list is Austin, Texas, which Zillow identifies as the most affordable metropolitan area in the country for rent.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Recent signals have shown that economic growth remains solid and consumer spending topping forecasts, though the labor market has been a point of contention.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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