outmaneuver
verb
out·ma·neu·ver
ˌau̇t-mə-ˈn(y)ü-vər 
outmaneuvered; outmaneuvering
: to outdo, defeat, or gain an advantage over by skillful or clever maneuvering : to maneuver more effectively than
Battalions are especially important in desert warfare because they are powerful enough to deliver devastating blows … but small enough to sneak along ridges and valleys to outmaneuver larger forces.—
Bob Davis
Bob Davis… an amorally ambitious studio exec who disposes of a threatening screenwriter as coolly as he outmaneuvers a rival executive.—Gregg Kilday
Gregg KildaySabre pilots learned that if they could force their adversaries to change direction rapidly, the Sabre could outmaneuver them.—Fred Reed
Fred ReedExamples of outmaneuver in a Sentence
outmaneuvered his congressional opponent by co-opting his call for change in Washington
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Footage released by the Philippine government shows a Chinese coast guard cutter colliding with a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer after being outmaneuvered by a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Flat, flexible teams outmaneuver rigid command chains.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That one of the biggest and most economically central industries got outmaneuvered by a sector that was, until recently, on the fringes speaks to the new pecking order.
—Rachel Witkowski, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Way too much time is spent by both parties trying to outmaneuver each other on something that is wrong and unfair.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Flat, flexible teams outmaneuver rigid command chains.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That one of the biggest and most economically central industries got outmaneuvered by a sector that was, until recently, on the fringes speaks to the new pecking order.
—Rachel Witkowski, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Way too much time is spent by both parties trying to outmaneuver each other on something that is wrong and unfair.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outmaneuver
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“Outmaneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmaneuver. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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