outperform
verb
out·per·form
ˌau̇t-pər-ˈfȯrm 
ˌau̇t-pə-
outperformed; outperforming; outperforms
: to perform better than
Today a kid who flips burgers can save enough money to buy a motorcycle that will outperform all but a couple of pricey sports cars.—
James R. Petersen
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Take, for instance, another women’s sports team that had the gall to outperform their male counterparts, the U.S. Women’s National Team.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2025
Building on its strong gains from last year, the benchmark Straits Times Index has advanced nearly 10% so far in 2025 , outperforming the U.S. benchmark S & P 500 and several regional peers.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
The phrase derives from a folktale about a railroad worker named John Henry who was said to have outperformed a mechanical steam drill and then died of exhaustion.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
McLaren Racing driver Oscar Piastri was outperformed by his teammate Lando Norris, who went on to win the Hungarian Grand Prix.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2025
Building on its strong gains from last year, the benchmark Straits Times Index has advanced nearly 10% so far in 2025 , outperforming the U.S. benchmark S & P 500 and several regional peers.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
The phrase derives from a folktale about a railroad worker named John Henry who was said to have outperformed a mechanical steam drill and then died of exhaustion.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
McLaren Racing driver Oscar Piastri was outperformed by his teammate Lando Norris, who went on to win the Hungarian Grand Prix.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outperform. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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