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Recent Examples of outcompete
By the time warm-season grasses germinate in late spring, annual grassy weeds have taken hold and outcompete the young seedlings.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
The report comes amid debate in Washington over the best way to outcompete China on artificial intelligence (AI), with chips at the center of this conversation.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
As a result, slipper limpets compete with native mollusks for food and in areas where limpet populations are high, can outcompete oysters, clams, and mussels.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
The report comes amid debate in Washington over the best way to outcompete China on artificial intelligence (AI), with chips at the center of this conversation.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
As a result, slipper limpets compete with native mollusks for food and in areas where limpet populations are high, can outcompete oysters, clams, and mussels.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompete
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Others could outperform expectations too, and even if nobody reaches 30 home runs, four or five guys getting into the 20s would represent a huge step forward for what was already a pretty good offense.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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The stock, which has more than doubled over the past 12 months to an all-time high of $775, has vastly outperformed such tech behemoths as Apple (up 8%) and Microsoft (up about 1%) during that time period.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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In that race, Adam Gray bested Republican incumbent John Duarte by only a few hundred votes.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The broadening out continues in the market, with the equal weighted S & P 500 besting the market cap index.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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France’s Eric Perrot overcame a wobble on the final shoot and a late surge from Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen to win a sensational first men’s relay gold medal for his country today.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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While most fungal attempts at infection fail, a small number do succeed thanks to the constant evolutionary pressure on pathogens to overcome host plant defenses.—
Lily Peck,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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Joe Brusuelas, senior economist at RSM US, highlighted a few of those factors when pushing back on White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett’s claim Monday that subdued job gains are primarily the result of lower population figures and higher productivity.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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State Police troopers used a Taser in an attempt to subdue him.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her victory continues the comeback theme – a narrative of paths conquered, attempted, thwarted and ongoing – that has come to define the alpine women skiers of these 2026 Games.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Basically, look for a design that looks like as though was made for walking in the Mediterranean, but also for conquering the city streets.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to older siblings and friends, permissive parents, fake IDs, and unethical sellers, some young people have always found ways to evade these bans, and similar tactics could work for surmounting a social-media ban as well.—
Keith Humphreys,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
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Stock challenges Among the challenges the stock market will have to surmount are troubling signals in the bond market, the portfolio manager warned.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
19 Dec. 2025
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The Magic rallied from 17 points down to win 120-117, but the Jazz defeated the Heat 115-111.—
Mark Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Cyclones, who are 13-0 at Hilton Coliseum this season, have defeated the Jayhawks three straight years in the building.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Then again, who’s to say May won’t outdo him with more monster transfers?—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Not to be outdone by a property clearly inspired by George Lucas' space opera, LucasArts launched its own ambitious (and wildly successful) series of space sims.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompete. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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