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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Two weeks after their respective primaries, Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed is outperforming Republican nominee Mike Rogers in the latest poll for the competitive Senate race in Michigan.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
And the banks that lend to the ones that are less risky are likelier to outperform.

— Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of outperform

Verb

Although Kent struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong in his first two at-bats, the center fielder bested the rookie in the fifth inning with a game-tying RBI double.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
In 1963, the Corvette’s father, Zora Arkus-Duntov, began working secretly on a race car that would be able to best the famed Shelby Cobra.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of best

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And then, with the game in the balance, Taylor’s two 3-pointers over the Valkyries — against man-to-man defense — was too much to overcome.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
This method could potentially be adapted for industrial manufacturing, but there were still limitations to overcome, with the biggest one being the quality of the material.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcome

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Strait of Hormuz crossings remained uneventful over the past week as traffic remains subdued amid little progress in negotiations to reopen the vital oil conduit.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
The tough-talking lawman said the 380-volt stun gloves would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a useful tool to subdue detainees or protesters that resist their actions without opening fire on them.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of subdue

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Many dream of becoming captains and conquering the seas, but very few people, when looking at a massive cruise liner, seriously decide to build their own ship and set sail.

— Filip Borcov, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
This is an oil-field truck that's meant to conquer rocky terrain and not get stuck in deep mud.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of conquer

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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

Sending a message to a friend in the same city seems, at least in my opinion, to defeat the purpose.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Against this testing backdrop, Jakirovic guided Hull to an incredible promotion, defeating Middlesbrough 1-0 in May’s play-off final after finishing sixth in the regular campaign.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of defeat

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Compounding the crisis is the fact that airlines are actively resisting standardization in a bid to outdo each other.

— Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Not to be outdone, Clark exploded for 17 points in the period, tying the most points she’s notched in any quarter of her career on 7-of-9 shooting from the field.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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