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
The only player who may have outshined him was Mitchell, who extended his streak of scoring at least 30 points in Game 1 of a playoff series to seven, tying Michael Jordan for the longest such streak.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The stars often outshine their planets, which tend to be a little too close to their stars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Brunson finally outshined his counterpart, finishing 32 points, five rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
The 2026 free agent class outshines 2025’s two first-line caliber players with five — Kyle Connor and Adrian Kempe, who should make eight figures on their next deals, along with Artemi Panarin, Martin Necas and Alex Tuch.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The stars often outshine their planets, which tend to be a little too close to their stars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Brunson finally outshined his counterpart, finishing 32 points, five rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
The 2026 free agent class outshines 2025’s two first-line caliber players with five — Kyle Connor and Adrian Kempe, who should make eight figures on their next deals, along with Artemi Panarin, Martin Necas and Alex Tuch.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshine
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Meanwhile, a 2024 forecast by Research and Markets estimates the digital education sector will surpass $80 billion by 2030, driven by microlearning and online skill monetization.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The market could surpass those previous records on Friday or early next week, analysts told CBS MoneyWatch.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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That deal could have reached as high as £89m (€100m) were subsequent clauses met; the amounts guaranteed on the sale of Wirtz have already exceeded that figure.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Annual interest payments now already exceed $1 trillion, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has called it a red flag.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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But the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office this week pegged that growth at just 0.5 percent of GDP over a decade, which higher borrowing costs would eclipse to the tune of $2.8 trillion.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
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For the first time, streaming services have eclipsed traditional television in overall U.S. TV viewership, according to a Nielsen report released Tuesday.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Among all attacking midfielders in La Liga, Williams completed 112 high turnovers, a figure bettered only by… Raphinha and Yamal.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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There is one place where F1 deviates from standard tropes and betters itself in the process.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Joya wasn’t with us that day; my mother had handed me enough heavy coins to purchase it from a trinket stand in Trafalgar Square, where long white poles around Nelson’s Column were festooned with regal banners and topped with crowns.—
Jhumpa Lahiri,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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On the Soundtracks chart, where KPop Demon Hunters enters at No. 1, the album is the first from a Netflix program to top the list in over two years — since Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Volume 4, re-entered atop the list dated Nov. 19, 2022, for its first week at No. 1.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
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“Outshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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