as in surpassing
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a tennis player who outclassed the competition, breezing through the tournament without losing a set
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Recent Examples of outclassing
Aston Villa are Europa League champions, toasting a first European triumph for 44 years after outclassing Freiburg in dominant fashion at Besiktas Park and producing the high point of the club’s modern history.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 20 May 2026
And Stewart got Sullivan to kind of agree that China is outclassing us on the diplomatic PR tip.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
She’s played by Sarah Chalke (Scrubs), continuing the venerable sitcom tradition of wives thoroughly outclassing their hubbies.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
At 331 cubic inches and 180 horsepower, the engine brought significant thrust to Chrysler's mainstream offerings, outclassing most of its competition.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
At 331 cubic inches and 180 horsepower, the engine brought significant thrust to Chrysler's mainstream offerings, outclassing most of its competition.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 20 May 2026
And Stewart got Sullivan to kind of agree that China is outclassing us on the diplomatic PR tip.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
She’s played by Sarah Chalke (Scrubs), continuing the venerable sitcom tradition of wives thoroughly outclassing their hubbies.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
At 331 cubic inches and 180 horsepower, the engine brought significant thrust to Chrysler's mainstream offerings, outclassing most of its competition.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
At 331 cubic inches and 180 horsepower, the engine brought significant thrust to Chrysler's mainstream offerings, outclassing most of its competition.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outclassing
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Holdovers in Uni markets include UK and Ireland with $2M and a $9M running cume, surpassing lifetimes of Hereditary and Speak No Evil, and having previously overtaken The Black Phone and The Substance.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Global music revenues are reaching all-time highs, surpassing $30 billion in 2025, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The foundry division recorded a loss exceeding $10 billion in the last quarter.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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That’s because the new fee study found that Encinitas is already exceeding its goal of setting aside 3% of its land for park areas, Councilmember Joy Lyndes said.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Born on May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois, Davis would play with jazz giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus – before eclipsing them all to become the genre's biggest star.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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After being nearly a point-a-game producer and eclipsing 30 goals during the regular season as one of the Carolina Hurricanes' leading scorers, Andrei Svechnikov did not have much to show for his first 10 playoff games this spring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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The Raiders beat Arvada West in the Class 5A winner-take-all championship game, 5-3, after the Wildcats pushed them to the brink in the double-elimination tournament by topping Regis Jesuit earlier in the day.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Prior to 2024-25 there were only 25 instances of clubs topping €100m in UEFA earnings; using our figures, 13 clubs in the past two seasons have done so.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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“Outclassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outclassing. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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