outstand
verb
out·stand
ˌau̇t-ˈstand 
outstood
ˌau̇t-ˈstu̇d
; outstanding
; outstanding
: to endure beyond
I have outstood my time—
William Shakespeare
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That said, neither of these operating systems was able to outstand iOS 14, which, by that time, already had around 80% of all iPhones running this OS.
—Maren Estrada, BGR, 9 Dec. 2022
Adams is outstanding at attacking his run fits and knifing his way into the backfield to make plays as a blitzer.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2020
The Echo understands that the European champions have already received as much as €155m from Barcelona for the 27-year-old, with just €5m still outstanding between the two clubs.
—SI.com, 17 Aug. 2019
And when loans are consolidated, any interest outstanding on the loans becomes part of the principal balance of the consolidation loan, meaning interest may accrue on a higher principal balance.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, WSJ, 16 June 2019
The Bruins power play which has been outstanding all postseason connected 49 seconds into an early man advantage when Jake DeBrusk hit Charlie Coyle in front of the net and the East Weymouth native put Boston up 1-0, 4:44 into the game.
—Matt Vautour | Mvautour@masslive.com, oregonlive, 29 May 2019
However, the rookie was outstanding the first time the Jazz and the Pelicans met, scoring a career-high 41 points in Utah's Dec. 1 victory.
—William Guillory, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
After outstanding consumer credit increased by $18.5 billion in July, the most in five months, economists expect the Federal Reserve to report a modest drop to $16 billion in its consumer credit report for August.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2017
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Maren Estrada, BGR, 9 Dec. 2022
Adams is outstanding at attacking his run fits and knifing his way into the backfield to make plays as a blitzer.
—John Owning, Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2020
The Echo understands that the European champions have already received as much as €155m from Barcelona for the 27-year-old, with just €5m still outstanding between the two clubs.
—SI.com, 17 Aug. 2019
And when loans are consolidated, any interest outstanding on the loans becomes part of the principal balance of the consolidation loan, meaning interest may accrue on a higher principal balance.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, WSJ, 16 June 2019
The Bruins power play which has been outstanding all postseason connected 49 seconds into an early man advantage when Jake DeBrusk hit Charlie Coyle in front of the net and the East Weymouth native put Boston up 1-0, 4:44 into the game.
—Matt Vautour | Mvautour@masslive.com, oregonlive, 29 May 2019
However, the rookie was outstanding the first time the Jazz and the Pelicans met, scoring a career-high 41 points in Utah's Dec. 1 victory.
—William Guillory, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
After outstanding consumer credit increased by $18.5 billion in July, the most in five months, economists expect the Federal Reserve to report a modest drop to $16 billion in its consumer credit report for August.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2017
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“Outstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outstand. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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