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 …—
Randall E. Stross
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Detroit has the prospect capital to outbid the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and other contending teams in a potential bidding war.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Ultimately, cultivating new talent, rather than trying to outbid the likes of Meta, may prove a more sustainable path for OpenAI in its quest to stay highly mission-oriented while supporting an industry grappling with a scarcity of top-tier talent.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2025
Frontier proposed a deal in 2022 but was outbid by JetBlue, whose hostile takeover attempt was blocked by a judge.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The pair reportedly fell out of touch in 2004 following a dispute over Trump outbidding Epstein in a bankruptcy auction for a coastal estate, according to The Palm Beach Post.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Ultimately, cultivating new talent, rather than trying to outbid the likes of Meta, may prove a more sustainable path for OpenAI in its quest to stay highly mission-oriented while supporting an industry grappling with a scarcity of top-tier talent.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2025
Frontier proposed a deal in 2022 but was outbid by JetBlue, whose hostile takeover attempt was blocked by a judge.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The pair reportedly fell out of touch in 2004 following a dispute over Trump outbidding Epstein in a bankruptcy auction for a coastal estate, according to The Palm Beach Post.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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