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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In their two games at Enterprise Center, including a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild in the season-opener, they’ve been outscored 13-3.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Lurking Panthers Despite a 12-1 record and outscoring their opponents by a 50-10 margin, the Beverly boys haven’t garnered the same notoriety as other Division 1 powers from the Catholic Conference and Bay State Conference.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
In that series, Denver outscored Oklahoma City by 34 points in the 142 minutes its starting five shared the floor, despite multiple starters’ dealing with injuries by Game 7.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Miami is being outscored 103-66 in the second half of the season’s first six games.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 14, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Lurking Panthers Despite a 12-1 record and outscoring their opponents by a 50-10 margin, the Beverly boys haven’t garnered the same notoriety as other Division 1 powers from the Catholic Conference and Bay State Conference.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
In that series, Denver outscored Oklahoma City by 34 points in the 142 minutes its starting five shared the floor, despite multiple starters’ dealing with injuries by Game 7.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Miami is being outscored 103-66 in the second half of the season’s first six games.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 14, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Outscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outscore. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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