outcompete
verb
out·com·pete
ˌau̇t-kəm-ˈpēt 
outcompeted; outcompeting
: to defeat, outdo, or displace by competing more effectively or aggressively
rival teams trying to outcompete one another
… one popular theory holds that dinosaurs outcompeted rival groups in their rise to world domination.—
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However, recent polling shared exclusively with TIME indicates that Americans on both sides of the political aisle are skeptical that the U.S. should avoid regulating AI in an effort to outcompete China.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 10 July 2024
Sales of spirits outcompeted beer and wine in 2023.
—Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024
But the increasing share of single-family home rental communities, particularly those developed by large Wall Street firms, is feeding fears among federal and state lawmakers that corporate owners will outcompete potential home buyers and drive prices further out of reach for many Americans.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
But researchers agree that more study is needed to find out whether Joro spiders will outcompete native spiders or otherwise damage East Coast ecology.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 11 June 2024
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Harry Booth, TIME, 10 July 2024
Sales of spirits outcompeted beer and wine in 2023.
—Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024
But the increasing share of single-family home rental communities, particularly those developed by large Wall Street firms, is feeding fears among federal and state lawmakers that corporate owners will outcompete potential home buyers and drive prices further out of reach for many Americans.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
But researchers agree that more study is needed to find out whether Joro spiders will outcompete native spiders or otherwise damage East Coast ecology.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 11 June 2024
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcompete. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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