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Recent Examples of outcompete
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.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
When fortified with adequate nutrients, especially nitrogen, a lawn can outcompete clover.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 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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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
When fortified with adequate nutrients, especially nitrogen, a lawn can outcompete clover.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 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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Why the results surprised scientists When tested, the all-waste-plastic supercapacitor outperformed similar devices made with traditional glass fiber separators.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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But for people who prefer dark roast, the second message outperformed it.—
Jaclyn L. Tanenbaum,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Orders jumped 21% to 776 million, besting estimates of 770 million.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, Nicone Dragone bested Amira Garza with 51% of the vote to become the city treasurer.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Samsung says these structural improvements allow the HP5 to overcome traditional low-light limitations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Vance’s second biggest battle is overcoming political history, which statistically does not favor incumbent vice presidents’ chances of winning the White House.—
Myra Adams,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.—
John Brummett,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Having conquered the pop world with ease, Rosalía is now embracing difficulty.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Toyota may be struggling against Tesla in the global EV sweepstakes, but Hello Kitty is conquering the world.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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Even if Beijing can mitigate these problems, the United States’ incumbent position in the world order and its enviable natural resources may provide structural bulwarks that China is unable to surmount.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Pelosi retires and Dems begin generational civil war Nancy Pelosi, 85, announced her retirement yesterday as a new generation of much younger Democrats bridles against the elderly cadre under former President Biden, 82, who led them to defeat in the last presidential election.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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He and Democrat Rebecca Cooke may be headed for a rematch in 2026, after Van Orden defeated Cooke in 2024.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Comparable in size to NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) developed for the Artemis moon campaign, New Glenn is one of the largest active rockets in the United States, only outdone by SpaceX's approximately 400-foot Starship.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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With enough funding and motivation, however, Musk could eventually outdo Wikipedia with AI and automation, Sanger says.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompete. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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