Thesaurus results for OUTCOMPETE

outcompete

verb

Definition of outcompete

as in to outperform

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Recent Examples of outcompete 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 But then China swept in and used state subsidies, lower environmental standards, and a long-term industrial strategy to outcompete Western companies. — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outcompete

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Visible, timely payments delivered through channels customers already trust, consistently outperform vague bill credits customers barely notice.

— Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The research firm upgraded the buy now, pay later stock to outperform from peer perform.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of outperform

Verb

Having created this monster, Hansen now has to feed it; going up against Lost, To Catch a Predator needs to best itself every week.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
The result—just the latest in a recent flurry of cases where a major technology company has bested American antitrust efforts—raises fresh questions about what will actually succeed in halting Big Tech’s outsized power and influence.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of best

Verb

Augusto, Marrero, Hernández and countless others have little choice but to figure things out which, in Cuban parlance, means overcoming whatever obstacle is placed in their way.

— Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
McKee, 75, will also have to overcome simmering anger over a bridge repair project that has dragged on longer than expected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of overcome

Verb

As the President sat down to eat with the press corps, a would-be assassin stormed through a security checkpoint before being subdued by the Secret Service.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
According to Tisch, Cisneros then waved her knives and began to advance on the officers, who attempted to subdue the woman with a Taser before employing lethal force.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of subdue

Verb

Women have conquered space and awareness, helping to broaden the very concept of leadership.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Mizzou tripped Kansas 42-31 last season in Columbia, went 4-1 against the Jayhawks uninterrupted from 2007-11 at Arrowhead Stadium and also conquered KU 42-17 in 2006 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of conquer

Verb

With flight sticking to LEO during Artemis III, communication limitations become a lot easier to surmount.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 July 2026
While wearables were already a hard enough curve to convince people on regarding constant data collection, embedding sensors and ways to collect data inside people’s homes will be an even higher threshold to surmount.

— Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of surmount

Verb

Venus defeated Jennifer Capriati and Serena defeated Martina Hingis in front of a capacity crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The Kangaroos accomplished that goal, defeating Paschal 31-18 and entering district competition on a positive note.

— Gavin Vieck, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

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