outrace

verb

out·​race ˌau̇t-ˈrās How to pronounce outrace (audio)
outraced; outracing; outraces

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De’Von Achane took the handoff, squeezed through the hole, blasted past a diving defender at midfield and outraced the rest of the Bills’ defense to the end zone. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025 Yapi created the opportunity by outracing Carlos Harvey down the left flank. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2025 May was replaced by Anthony Banda, who was greeted with another two-run triple by Willy Adames (who had already homered to open the scoring in the second inning) and a run-scoring infield single from Lee, who outraced Banda to first base to punctuate a painfully long inning. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025 His past is tough to outrace, though, and his biggest competition might be his own teammate, the hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce (Idris). Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for outrace

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outrace was in 1657

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“Outrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrace. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.

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