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Recent Examples of outcompete
But then China swept in and used state subsidies, lower environmental standards, and a long-term industrial strategy to outcompete Western companies.
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Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Reseed the lawn afterwards to give the grass a chance to outcompete creeping Charlie.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Regular burning limits the growth of saplings and bushes, keeping the environment clear of exotic species that can outcompete native grasses.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2022 the Biden administration poured billions into semiconductor factories, battery plants, and clean energy supply chains through the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation explicitly pitched as tools to outcompete China by reviving American manufacturing.
—Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Reseed the lawn afterwards to give the grass a chance to outcompete creeping Charlie.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Regular burning limits the growth of saplings and bushes, keeping the environment clear of exotic species that can outcompete native grasses.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2022 the Biden administration poured billions into semiconductor factories, battery plants, and clean energy supply chains through the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation explicitly pitched as tools to outcompete China by reviving American manufacturing.
—Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompete
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By traditional metrics, P&G outperforms legacy rivals—136% 10-year TSR versus Unilever’s 68% and Colgate’s 54%.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Still, Hamilton has grown more comfortable at the Italian team and recently has been outperforming 28-year-old teammate Charles Leclerc, who has long been seen as the future of Ferrari.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
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But his reign was brief, when he was bested by one of Wednesday's contenders after a $0 wager.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Caglianone bested Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi throughout the game.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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The Bulldogs fell behind 3-0 in the first and could not overcome the early deficit thanks to the efforts of OU starting pitcher Xander Mercurius’ 7 1/3 quality innings pitched.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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Chasing atomic limits To overcome that challenge, the KAIST team relied on first-principles calculations, a computational approach that predicts material behavior using the laws of physics rather than experimental data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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The man was subdued and charged with felony assault on a law enforcement agency animal and misdemeanor resisting arrest, according to an arrest warrant.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Dec. 2025
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Royal Caribbean crew members, including security personnel, approached Virgil and tried to subdue him, according to the filing.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Some people think, oh, the show’s about true romance, true love conquering it all.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Using archaeological discoveries at a site called Aghios Vasileios, Beck argues that Sparta emerged from an older Lakedaimonian cultural landscape, rather than being created from scratch by conquering warriors.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Nothing indicated that the removal credits Microsoft was snapping up were enough to cancel out these emissions, let alone surmount them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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These unforeseen obstacles were in addition to the more standard challenges a team must surmount over the course of a season, like missing players to red card suspensions — but even then, Racing was forced to hold a tough hand.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Across fixtures which mirror the opening half-a-dozen matches of the first team’s Champions League campaign, Newcastle were defeated on every occasion.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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So that led to the biggest shock of all when after Steven blocked Savannah’s vote, and Sophi’s Knowledge is Power fizzled in spectacular fashion, and Tres Leches seemed despondent and defeated… that Steven ended up being unanimously voted out anyway!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Prep would not be outdone by scoring twice in the final 30 seconds of the first.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Not to be outdone, Vikingo hit a desperation crucifix driver.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompete. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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