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Recent Examples of one-up
But arch-rival MediaTek may one-up Qualcomm by unveiling its Dimensity 9500 flagship chipset a day earlier on September 22.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Don’t entertain or try to one-up toxicity.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
But Hoover remains locked up on state charges in Illinois — handing Trump an opportunity to one-up his Democratic rivals.
—Jeremy Busby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
But nothing so far has counted as the equivalent of that scene or an attempt to one-up that scene.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Don’t entertain or try to one-up toxicity.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
But Hoover remains locked up on state charges in Illinois — handing Trump an opportunity to one-up his Democratic rivals.
—Jeremy Busby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
But nothing so far has counted as the equivalent of that scene or an attempt to one-up that scene.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-up
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Comparable in size to NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) developed for the Artemis moon campaign, New Glenn is one of the largest active rockets in the United States, only outdone by SpaceX's approximately 400-foot Starship.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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With enough funding and motivation, however, Musk could eventually outdo Wikipedia with AI and automation, Sanger says.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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Trying to outrun the ominous presence, Eve will face the darkest parts of herself and uncover what she is made of.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Loveland somehow escaped the grasp of two Bengals, and then outran the rest of the defense for a 58-yard touchdown.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
2 Nov. 2025
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That figure, which is nearly three times larger than any total the company had shared before, is frustrating for those who believe that driverless technology is outpacing safety concerns.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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The company’s third-quarter forecast also outpaced estimates.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Fleeing crowded Eastern cities, Americans sought to better their lives and, in the process, transformed the young nation.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even in very difficult circumstances, there was always this feeling of optimism, of belief in being able to better our world.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
22 Oct. 2025
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Yapi created the opportunity by outracing Carlos Harvey down the left flank.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
11 Aug. 2025
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May was replaced by Anthony Banda, who was greeted with another two-run triple by Willy Adames (who had already homered to open the scoring in the second inning) and a run-scoring infield single from Lee, who outraced Banda to first base to punctuate a painfully long inning.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Inconveniently for skywatchers, the full moon will also occur on November 5, with its brightness potentially outshining meteors.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
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Whether or not Ewers outshines Wilson, who has a four-year experience edge on him, running the scout team, which gets the defense ready for each week’s opponent, shouldn’t be what’s important.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Testing reveals an average power exceeding 200 kW in optimal steady-state conditions, surpassing the energy requirements for heavy-duty vehicles.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Since then, the agency has reported record recruitment figures, surpassing its fiscal 2025 goal by hiring just over 2,000 new controllers.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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That’s when Antone’s started to transcend beyond just being a home for the blues, and the blues just became almost like a term of endearment for soulful, authentic music here in Austin.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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The sight of the two stars holding hands and sitting together on stage made for a powerful image, and one that transcended music into womanhood, friendship and unity.—
Tim Chan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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“One-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-up. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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