outcompeted

past tense of outcompete

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeted
Verb
  • And after Detroit defeated Green Bay, 34-31, in Week 14 last season, many Packers talked about wanting to see the Lions again in the postseason.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The team defeated the 49ers, 20-3, in front of a record-setting crowd.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This team was outcoached and outperformed against a team that is expected to be middling at best.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Consider exploring the Trefis Reinforced Value (RV) Portfolio, which has outperformed its all-cap stocks benchmark (a combination of the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 benchmark indices) in delivering strong returns for investors.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deftones’ History on the Streaming Ranking Deftones first conquered the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list just last month.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Shaquille O’Neal has dominated basketball courts, conquered television screens, and built an empire that spans everything from restaurants to real estate.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Operationally, returns can be routed more intelligently, ensuring that items go to the most cost-effective location, whether a warehouse, store or vendor partner.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Roth threw for three touchdowns, including a 61-yarder to running back Coby Herman on the second play from scrimmage, and Maggiore scored three times as the Mavericks routed the Matadors 45-13.
    Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Oilers trounced the Pioneers 48-7 in a nonleague game Thursday at Huntington Beach High.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl champion, is searching for his first collegiate win in his first true road game after being trounced by TCU in Chapel Hill on Monday night.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the lineup was hot in August, the Mets clobbered fastballs.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What happened between the Raiders getting clobbered and hitting cruise control is what allows middling teams like them — and the Patriots — to ascend mediocrity.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The New York Yankees finally bested the Toronto Blue Jays, and Ben Rice's three-run home run in the first inning on Sunday is the at-bat most people will remember.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Takaichi, 64, topped the first round of voting in last year’s party leadership election but was bested by Ishiba in the runoff.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dong-hwan also begins to suspect that his father, Yeong-gyu — a blind man who overcame his disability to raise him and become a master artisan — may be guarding secrets of his own.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Quarterback Austin Simmons threw for 235 yards as the Rebels overcame a 10-0 deficit.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Outcompeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompeted. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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