outfox

out·fox | \ ˌau̇t-ˈfäks

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outfoxed; outfoxing; outfoxes

Definition of outfox

transitive verb

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the prisoners outfoxed the guards by tunneling beneath the prison walls

Recent Examples on the Web But Mahrez zipped the ball off the greasy turf to beat the England stopper, totally outfoxing his opponent. — SI.com, "Fantasy Premier League: The Dream Team From Gameweek 7," 1 Oct. 2019 Even an indefatigable performer like Willie Nelson can’t outfox COVID-19. — Dallas News, "Willie Nelson pushes new album release back to July because of pandemic," 23 Mar. 2020 Tech giants such as Google and Amazon.com Inc. are deploying artificial intelligence to ferret out fraud on their platforms, but some cybercriminals are outfoxing Silicon Valley with software that is getting better at mimicking human behavior. — Parmy Olson, WSJ, "New Tactics Punch Holes in Big Tech’s Ad-Fraud Defenses," 7 Jan. 2020 The competition was outfoxed on The Masked Singer finale. — Rachel Yang, EW.com, "The Masked Singer finale crowns a winner and reveals celebs under Fox, Flamingo, and Rottweiler masks," 19 Dec. 2019 Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward outfoxed Trubisky on the interception with 13 minutes, 7 seconds remaining. — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "Column: The Bears finally ran the ball — but the offense remains broken behind the inconsistent Mitch Trubisky," 27 Oct. 2019 Around the world, more investors are starting to bet that dumb money can outfox smart money. — Shuli Ren | Bloomberg, Washington Post, "Why China’s Stock Market Is Scarier Than 2015," 7 July 2019 Howard threw a long pass to Roberts, who outfoxed two Calvert Hall defenders to make the catch before turning and running the final yards into the end zone for the 73-yard touchdown. — Jeff Seidel, baltimoresun.com, "Big plays carry No. 7 McDonogh past No. 4 Calvert Hall, 28-8, in football," 5 Oct. 2019 The guttersnipes have outfoxed the plutocrats, for once. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "An Intriguing Class-War Comedy," 3 Oct. 2019

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“Outfox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outfox. Accessed 3 Jun. 2020.

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