outscore
verb
out·score
ˌau̇t-ˈskȯr 
outscored; outscoring
: to score more points than
The Cats went on to outscore the Chargers 16-10 in the third and 17-12 in the fourth to win by 16.—
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Golden State outscored Chicago 21-12 in the fourth quarter and held the Sky to just 6-of-19 shooting.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
In the seven games Fairfield outscored its opponents an astounding 65-6.
—From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
That said, the 6-foot-10 center – who joined the team days before Summer League tipped off – has looked like a legitimate NBA player in his first two games as a Celtic, with the C’s outscoring opponents by 35 points with him on the floor.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Up by 27 late in a third quarter where the Lynx outscored Los Angeles 30-19, Minnesota saw the lead dwindle to 80-70 less than three minutes into the fourth quarter before an Alanna Smith basket off a feed from Courtney Williams and a Williams jumper pushed the lead back to 14.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
In the seven games Fairfield outscored its opponents an astounding 65-6.
—From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
That said, the 6-foot-10 center – who joined the team days before Summer League tipped off – has looked like a legitimate NBA player in his first two games as a Celtic, with the C’s outscoring opponents by 35 points with him on the floor.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Up by 27 late in a third quarter where the Lynx outscored Los Angeles 30-19, Minnesota saw the lead dwindle to 80-70 less than three minutes into the fourth quarter before an Alanna Smith basket off a feed from Courtney Williams and a Williams jumper pushed the lead back to 14.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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“Outscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outscore. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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