outmatch
verb
out·match
ˌau̇t-ˈmach 
outmatched; outmatching; outmatches
: to prove superior to : outdo
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Examples of outmatch in a Sentence
believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history
Recent Examples on the Web
Across Colombia, firefighting crews made up in many places of volunteers say they are outmatched by fires fueled by the heat and winds.
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Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Current and former prosecutors who have tried to prosecute federal officers say they are outmatched by the sheer number of lawyers the Justice Department can muster.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
Dawson calls him a gentle giant, whose ferocity onscreen was only outmatched by his kindness in real life.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2023
Setting aside propellant to recover the rocket's two side boosters eats into the Falcon Heavy's payload capacity, but the SpaceX heavy-lifter still outmatches any other rocket currently available to NASA.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
But militant groups aren’t bound by the norms of international law, both because they’re outmatched in resources and because their goals are not traditional military objectives, according to scholars who study the roots and impacts of terrorism.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
The Caballeros are 18-8, but looked completely outmatched in a 65-28 loss to Salpointe Catholic.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
The Detroit Pistons, down two starters including their franchise player, were outmatched Saturday afternoon against a healthy Milwaukee Bucks team.
—Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
The Hoosiers lost by 32 points, 96-64, and were completely outmatched.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Current and former prosecutors who have tried to prosecute federal officers say they are outmatched by the sheer number of lawyers the Justice Department can muster.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
Dawson calls him a gentle giant, whose ferocity onscreen was only outmatched by his kindness in real life.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2023
Setting aside propellant to recover the rocket's two side boosters eats into the Falcon Heavy's payload capacity, but the SpaceX heavy-lifter still outmatches any other rocket currently available to NASA.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023
But militant groups aren’t bound by the norms of international law, both because they’re outmatched in resources and because their goals are not traditional military objectives, according to scholars who study the roots and impacts of terrorism.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
The Caballeros are 18-8, but looked completely outmatched in a 65-28 loss to Salpointe Catholic.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
The Detroit Pistons, down two starters including their franchise player, were outmatched Saturday afternoon against a healthy Milwaukee Bucks team.
—Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
The Hoosiers lost by 32 points, 96-64, and were completely outmatched.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
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“Outmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmatch. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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