outbid
verb
out·bid
ˌau̇t-ˈbid 
outbid; outbidden
ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn
; outbidding
; outbidding
: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …—
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They were outbid by rival San Francisco for McCaffrey — by an extra fourth-round pick that the Rams had previously traded away.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The deal was the first for a major league free agent for the Red Sox this season and came after they were outbid for Alex Bregman by the Chicago Cubs, who gave the incumbent Boston third baseman a $175 million, five-year deal with a no-trade provision the Red Sox wouldn't offer.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Paramount might outbid Netflix, but the price of victory—measured in debt service, talent exodus, and institutional credibility—could be the costliest in Hollywood history.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Red Sox were among a group of teams that also made an offer to Bregman, but they were ultimately outbid.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The deal was the first for a major league free agent for the Red Sox this season and came after they were outbid for Alex Bregman by the Chicago Cubs, who gave the incumbent Boston third baseman a $175 million, five-year deal with a no-trade provision the Red Sox wouldn't offer.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Paramount might outbid Netflix, but the price of victory—measured in debt service, talent exodus, and institutional credibility—could be the costliest in Hollywood history.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Red Sox were among a group of teams that also made an offer to Bregman, but they were ultimately outbid.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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