outgun
verb
out·gun
ˌau̇t-ˈgən 
outgunned; outgunning; outguns
: to surpass in firepower
broadly
: outdo
Examples of outgun in a Sentence
a marketing firm whose innovative ad campaigns have consistently outgunned its rivals'
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China has already achieved near-peer status in most areas of AI, outguns the United States in applications, and is on track to achieve parity or dominance by 2030.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
All in all, they are bound to outgun their opposition, assuming that the opposition is not similarly armed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Ukraine has never managed to outgun Russian firepower, even after Moscow turned to North Korea to keep its ammunition flowing.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Ukraine, however, cannot win by simply trying to outgun Russia symmetrically.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
All in all, they are bound to outgun their opposition, assuming that the opposition is not similarly armed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Ukraine has never managed to outgun Russian firepower, even after Moscow turned to North Korea to keep its ammunition flowing.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Ukraine, however, cannot win by simply trying to outgun Russia symmetrically.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Outgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgun. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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