Thesaurus results for OUTCOMPETE

outcompete

verb

Definition of outcompete

as in to outperform

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Recent Examples of outcompete 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 Key criteria include rapid spread, high reproduction and the ability to outcompete native species. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 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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Even though mFlusiva outperformed the traditional flu shot in a late-stage clinical trial, its approval was not a sure thing.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
Advanced Micro Devices is primed to outperform even after its latest financial report failed to impress investors, analysts said.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of outperform

Verb

Ty Masterson bested six candidates for the Republican primary for Kansas governor.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
The Thunder — which Florida bested Friday — faced the Austin Gamblers, the Nashville Stampede saw the Rattlers, the Oklahoma Wildcatters battled the Carolina Cowboys and the Arizona Ridge Riders took on the Kansas City Outlaws.

— Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of best

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Energy supply disruptions remain a key market concern, with tanker traffic through the strait still subdued, said Lloyd Chan, senior currency analyst at MUFG Bank in Singapore, noting that Brent prices remain way above above pre-conflict levels.

— Chloe Taylor,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Across the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters say intense heat in western and central Europe could create ideal wildfire conditions just as firefighters appeared to subdue a raging fire in southern France and Spain.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of subdue

Verb

Greatest Hits has previously conquered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ranking.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The waters around Sicily, which was colonized by the ancient Greeks and later conquered by the Romans around 240 BC, constituted one of the ancient world’s most important trade routes.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 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

Martínez was a headache to both pitchers, hitting a grand slam against Sandlin and finishing with a career-high six RBIs as the Guardians defeated the Sox 8-2.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
But the technology for defeating ballistic missiles has advanced significantly since the Cold War.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of defeat

Verb

Over the years, India’s blockbusters have sought to outdo each other in budget, especially those in Bollywood and the Telugu film industry.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
But the folks over there may have outdone themselves with the absolutely bonkers casting for their upcoming production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

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