outcompeted

past tense of outcompete

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeted
Verb
  • In a stunner, Hollis defeated Morgan Pope to win Part 3 of the three-part HOH competition.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Viktor Hovland, who had defeated Henley and Scheffler alongside teammate Robert MacIntyre with a 1-up score, was ruled out of the four-ball due to a neck injury.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When tested on tasks from the financial services industry, the company said the new model outperformed earlier Claude models in tasks such as researching, building financial models, and forecasting.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this year, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek rattled global markets after claiming to create a large language chatbot that outperformed competitors at a fraction of the cost.
    Ashley Capoot,Samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With their wins, those three teams conquered a major challenge on their path toward a second straight College Football Playoff berth.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of southwestern Turkey, can be conquered by anyone willing to make the hike up here.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Within seconds, according to public records obtained by Sportico, David routed the query to Daniel Cruz, UCLA’s deputy AD and chief revenue officer.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Prescriptions should be routed through VA’s own cost-effective systems, and community care providers must meet the same wait-time standards as VA.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The losses where they were trounced on the ground and unable to run are well documented, including against Georgia Tech this season and at Kansas in 2024.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
  • While Benfica made a winning start and trounced local rivals Sporting 3-0 in December 2000, Mourinho’s position became precarious after Joao Vale e Azevedo, who had appointed him, was replaced as president by Manuel Vilarinho.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two weeks ago, Ramírez clobbered a cutter from Troy Melton for a go-ahead home run to complete a sweep in Detroit.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Live updates The Broncos' offense clicked and the defense clobbered a Joe Burrow-less Bengals team in a lopsided 28-3 Monday Night Football win at Empower Filed at Mile High.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Daniels and new head coach Dan Quinn joined together to lead the Commanders to the NFC Championship game, though they were bested by the Eagles.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • However, Mikel Arteta’s team journey up to Tyneside to face a Newcastle team who have often bested them at home in recent meetings.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Married Matt and Amber Barnett overcame a little bit of jealousy and a lot of credit card debt to cultivate a stable relationship.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Mookie Betts overcame his past October struggles and was their steadiest presence.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Outcompeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompeted. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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