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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The Trump administration last month allowed shipments to China of Nvidia’s H20 chips — touching off a debate about export controls and whether the sale of lower-end chips to China hinders or helps the US outcompete Beijing.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
As a result, slipper limpets compete with native mollusks for food and in areas where limpet populations are high, can outcompete oysters, clams, and mussels.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
The entire point of the game is to outsmart and outcompete the others.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
The Path Forward: Conscious Collaboration Humans and algorithms working together can outperform AI systems that outcompete humans when alone.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
As a result, slipper limpets compete with native mollusks for food and in areas where limpet populations are high, can outcompete oysters, clams, and mussels.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
The entire point of the game is to outsmart and outcompete the others.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
The Path Forward: Conscious Collaboration Humans and algorithms working together can outperform AI systems that outcompete humans when alone.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for outcompete
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcompete. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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