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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While Abercrombie’s eponymous brand has cooled after a remarkable post-pandemic resurgence, Hollister continues to outperform.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Where a local industry has real scale, Dhivya said, homegrown stories outperform the oft-dominant Korean imports.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
This hyper-efficiency allows the robotaxi to travel roughly six miles on a single kilowatt-hour (kWh) of power — outperforming standard EVs that typically get only three to four miles per kWh.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
The company maintains that its self-driving technology statistically outperforms human drivers, and is able to reduce property damage claims and bodily injury claims.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Where a local industry has real scale, Dhivya said, homegrown stories outperform the oft-dominant Korean imports.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
This hyper-efficiency allows the robotaxi to travel roughly six miles on a single kilowatt-hour (kWh) of power — outperforming standard EVs that typically get only three to four miles per kWh.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
The company maintains that its self-driving technology statistically outperforms human drivers, and is able to reduce property damage claims and bodily injury claims.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outperform. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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