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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The Wall Street firm cited strong Halloween sales as a catalyst for the stock to outperform.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
While Hubbard has been the team’s top back for more than two years, Dowdle has outperformed the homegrown leader since filling in for him against the Miami Dolphins in Week 5.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
When further trained on human and virus protein interactions, PLM-Interact again outperformed existing models in predicting how viruses interact with host proteins.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Systems that know when to act, when to ask, and when to explain will outperform those that operate in isolation.
—Joel Hron, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
While Hubbard has been the team’s top back for more than two years, Dowdle has outperformed the homegrown leader since filling in for him against the Miami Dolphins in Week 5.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
When further trained on human and virus protein interactions, PLM-Interact again outperformed existing models in predicting how viruses interact with host proteins.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Systems that know when to act, when to ask, and when to explain will outperform those that operate in isolation.
—Joel Hron, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outperform. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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