outscheme
verb
out·scheme
ˌau̇t-ˈskēm 
outschemed; outscheming
: to outdo or surpass by scheming : to scheme better than
As national security adviser, Rice spent part of her life outscheming terrorists.—
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Day downplayed how much these two play callers will be trying to outscheme each other in real time on Saturday.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2022
Trubisky has a lot of speed around him and Nagy does a good job of creating open-window throws in an effort to outscheme the defense.
—Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2019
Coach Jeff Brohm can outscheme some of the game’s sharpest defensive minds.
—Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019
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Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2022
Trubisky has a lot of speed around him and Nagy does a good job of creating open-window throws in an effort to outscheme the defense.
—Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2019
Coach Jeff Brohm can outscheme some of the game’s sharpest defensive minds.
—Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019
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“Outscheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outscheme. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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