as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the trumpeter outshines all of his fellow band members
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Recent Examples of outshine
Honestly, the makeup is the *best* part of character creation and outshines The Sims in every way.
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Melanie Curry, Refinery29, 28 Mar. 2025
That of course includes Atalanta, who have spent the last few seasons repeatedly defying the odds to outshine many of Italian football’s grander names.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In Denmark the culture is more to not try to outshine your neighbor too much.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
For Trump — who historically has not take kindly to being outshined — Bannon’s slow eclipse, which created the perception of Trump’s weakness, was a fireable offense.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
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Melanie Curry, Refinery29, 28 Mar. 2025
That of course includes Atalanta, who have spent the last few seasons repeatedly defying the odds to outshine many of Italian football’s grander names.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In Denmark the culture is more to not try to outshine your neighbor too much.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
For Trump — who historically has not take kindly to being outshined — Bannon’s slow eclipse, which created the perception of Trump’s weakness, was a fireable offense.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshine
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These numbers have surpassed the totality of last year's infections, which added up to just 285 across 32 states with 16 distinct outbreaks and 69% of cases being outbreak-associated.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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This plant would also make the US the largest polyethylene producer in the world, surpassing China.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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President Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, because their production cost exceeds their value.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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For example bitcoin, after exceeding $100,000 toward the end of the 2024, returned to prices of approximately $70,000 before rapidly recovering to nearly $100,000 in May 2025.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The 23-year-old played every game for the Rangers, took on penalty-killing duties and was the first Rangers player to eclipse 300 hits since the league started tracking the stat in 2007-08.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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By the end of 2024, the state’s population nearly eclipsed its pre-pandemic peak, but was still around 9,000 people short of the previous high-water mark from April 2020, reflecting slow growth in the years since then.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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His ability to turn defence into attack with that same speed is just as important — his 54 progressive carries this season are only bettered by Gibbs-White (63), Elanga (79) and Hudson-Odoi (126).—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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That village is blessed by the camaraderie and support found in two fantastic trustee candidates, both of whom will no doubt work together to better their village for years to come.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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Meta topped revenue expectations in the first three months of the year, while Microsoft beat with both profits and sales during its fiscal third quarter.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The film's popularity has not escaped the attention of Coogler, who penned a thank-you note to fans after the movie topped the box office during its opening weekend.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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“Outshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshine. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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