Thesaurus results for OUTCOMPETE

outcompete

verb

Definition of outcompete

as in to outperform

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Recent Examples of outcompete The problem is that there aren’t enough sterile males to outcompete the fertile males yet. — Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026 This could be due to its ability to outcompete other plants or the attraction of bees near areas where children and pets play. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026 And that can lead to other plants - with slimmer genetic loads - to outcompete them, leading to the polyploid plant's extinction. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026 Both OpenAI and Musk’s startup, xAI, are actively pursuing ways to outcompete the other in a contest fueled by personal drama. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outcompete

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Verb

Recent polling suggests Brown is outperforming his fellow Democrat Acton, who is running for governor, by 2 percentage points.

— Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Baird upgrades Hub Group to outperform from neutral Baird said the stock is too attractive to ignore at current levels.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of outperform

Verb

Mansfield Summit beat Cedar Hill 41-19, while Burleson Centennial bested Mansfield Legacy 35-7.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026
They were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays – who also bested them in the division despite a bottom-three payroll compared to New York’s third-highest in baseball – in the American League Division Series.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of best

Verb

These sessions have helped Ellis develop a better understanding of the challenges others have overcome.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The three-time AL MVP played just seven games after May 31 because of a fractured rib and the leg injury, an absence the team couldn't overcome.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcome

Verb

Armed and hooded, the gang was waved in by Black and surprised, subdued, and handcuffed the other security guards.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Passengers and crew managed to subdue him, according to their own accounts, and an off-duty flight crew on the jet made a safe emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of subdue

Verb

The announcement comes after a summer in which AI models have repeatedly conquered many of math’s longstanding open challenges, including one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
Having conquered the world’s top stages as Wagner’s warrior goddess, the American soprano returns to New World Symphony with selections from Götterdämmerung.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of conquer

Verb

To surmount the issue, Apple routed a flexible graphite pipe through the hinge itself to transfer heat between the two halves, thereby increasing the surface area available for heat dissipation.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Several diplomatic hurdles will need to be surmounted before any recovery effort can take its first steps.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of surmount

Verb

Trump’s appearance in San Antonio comes as Republicans fight to keep Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico from defeating Paxton.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, the same forces that defeated previous permitting reform packages — primarily left-wing interest groups — are threatening to smother this legislation.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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