Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-upping
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In the twenty-first century, Europe’s cocaine market has expanded dramatically, far outrunning those for heroin and synthetic drugs.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Much of the Season 5 premiere involves Sam, Jay and the ghosts trying to find a way to get rid of Elias all while outrunning his many attempts to end Jay’s life.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift is taking a bow after outdoing everyone — including herself — on the Billboard charts with The Life of a Showgirl this week.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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The town has long been home to some of the world’s most remarkable ski resorts, each seemingly outdoing the last with grander lobbies, better views, and ever-more attentive service.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The scale of the event reflects the expansion of the Middle Eastern beauty market, which according to Euromonitor International, reached $44 billion in 2024 with a growth rate of 18 percent, significantly outpacing the global beauty market’s 7 percent growth.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
7 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 Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that coastal areas from Hue to Dak Lak may be hit by waves of up to 26 feet and a storm surge of up to 2 feet in addition to high winds, possibly exceeding 84 miles per hour.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In addition to earnings-per-share and revenue in the third quarter exceeding expectations, sales and adjusted operating income in the company's biotechnology and diagnostics segments advanced year over year and beat expectations.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 85-point margin of victory marked a Hornets program record, surpassing the 71-point, 86-15 rout of San Francisco State in 1974.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Perez is just 15 home runs shy of surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett (317 homers) for the most in franchise history.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 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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However, the monarchy prioritizes tradition, hierarchy and protocol over individuality or outshining other senior royals.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Companies added 42,000 jobs for the month, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Within that, prestige revenue was down 4 percent, just topping $1 billion.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Laureates are recognized for transcending national and ethnic boundaries, and for embodying the culture and arts of our time.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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So much of her work is about love transcending class, not in a cheesy way, but precisely because of the importance of that transcendence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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