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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The Yankees will have to outbid many contenders to keep him around, and the Blue Jays' eyeing him as a Tucker backup is not good news for the Yankees.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Edney says a Yaggy would come up occasionally for auction, but the library was always outbid.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
The leading streaming giant emerged as the top bidder for Warner Bros outbidding both rivals Comcast (CMCSA) and Paramount Skydance (PSKY) after what felt like a multi-round boxing match.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Three months later, Netflix spectacularly outbid HBO for House of Cards with a two-season, 26-episode order vs a pilot pickup from the legacy network to announce itself as a original programming player and a disruptor ready to take down the traditional TV industry.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Edney says a Yaggy would come up occasionally for auction, but the library was always outbid.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
The leading streaming giant emerged as the top bidder for Warner Bros outbidding both rivals Comcast (CMCSA) and Paramount Skydance (PSKY) after what felt like a multi-round boxing match.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Three months later, Netflix spectacularly outbid HBO for House of Cards with a two-season, 26-episode order vs a pilot pickup from the legacy network to announce itself as a original programming player and a disruptor ready to take down the traditional TV industry.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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