outdueled; outdueling; outduels

transitive verb

: to defeat or outdo in a duel or competition
If their games start opening up during five-on-five play, they feel like they have the skill to outduel any team.—Chris Hine

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Smith outduels Baylor’s Nick Florence, who has a standout game of his own with 581 yards and five TDs. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Rodgers bounced back from a nightmarish performance in a dismal loss to New England by throwing for 292 yards and three touchdowns to outduel Joe Burrow as the Steelers pulled out a 30-27 thriller. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Aaron Rodgers passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns to outduel Joe Burrow as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 on Sunday. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 Bowman was either next to or behind Larson during several late restarts and assisted his teammate each time as Larson attempted to outduel Logano, who led a race-high 96 laps. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outduel

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outduel was in 1911

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“Outduel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outduel. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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