outdistance
verb
out·dis·tance
ˌau̇t-ˈdi-stən(t)s 
outdistanced; outdistancing; outdistances
: to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip
Synonyms
Examples of outdistance in a Sentence
She easily outdistanced the other runners.
This television outdistances all others in the number of sales.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Dodgers’ team on-base percentage is .354, which easily outdistances the runner-up Yankees at .338.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Villa Park’s girls posted several school-record performances to score 226 points in outdistancing Mark Keppel by 45 points for first place.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
James, who easily outdistanced Kobe Bryant of the Lakers in the voting, averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists.
2013 — Floyd Mayweather comes back from a year’s absence to win a unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero in their welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Corporate income tax collections decreased by $13 million, or 26.5%, over a year ago to $36 million, which outdistanced the state's forecast by $5.4 million, or 17.7%.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
But in the primary, Elliott outdistanced three fellow Democratic candidates, including former city Ethics Commission Chair Gil Cabrera and then-Port Commissioner Rafael Castellanos, the favorites of the Democratic establishment.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily won their respective presidential preference elections in Arizona on Tuesday, with each man handily outdistancing former rivals or stand-ins for an intra-party protest vote.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
But then came the Countach, which outdistanced its Raging Bull predecessor at every turn.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
Those numbers weren’t enough as defending champion Olympian scored 199 team points to outdistance second-place San Marcos by 25 points.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Villa Park’s girls posted several school-record performances to score 226 points in outdistancing Mark Keppel by 45 points for first place.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
James, who easily outdistanced Kobe Bryant of the Lakers in the voting, averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists.
2013 — Floyd Mayweather comes back from a year’s absence to win a unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero in their welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Corporate income tax collections decreased by $13 million, or 26.5%, over a year ago to $36 million, which outdistanced the state's forecast by $5.4 million, or 17.7%.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
But in the primary, Elliott outdistanced three fellow Democratic candidates, including former city Ethics Commission Chair Gil Cabrera and then-Port Commissioner Rafael Castellanos, the favorites of the Democratic establishment.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily won their respective presidential preference elections in Arizona on Tuesday, with each man handily outdistancing former rivals or stand-ins for an intra-party protest vote.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
But then came the Countach, which outdistanced its Raging Bull predecessor at every turn.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
Those numbers weren’t enough as defending champion Olympian scored 199 team points to outdistance second-place San Marcos by 25 points.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
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outdistance
verb
out·dis·tance
-ˈdis-tən(t)s
: to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip
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