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outcompeted

verb

past tense of outcompete
as in defeated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeted
  1. defeated
  2. outperformed
  3. conquered
  4. routed
  5. trounced
  6. clobbered
  7. bested
  8. overcame
Verb
  • In 2022, Hoover defeated sitting legislator Ken Cooley by just 1 percentage point in a race that took days to call.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night in Arlington, followed shortly by the completion of the Houston Astros’ 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in Houston.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of defeated
Verb
  • Sales teams that included a manager outperformed teams without one by 5% to 13%, which meant an extra US$13 million in yearly revenue at the company in question.
    — Daniel E. Chavez, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The resulting adhesive reportedly outperformed heavy-duty duct tape in adhesion strength.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of outperformed
Verb
  • After consolidating their political power throughout Italy, the Romans conquered most of southern and western Europe and the Mediterranean coastal regions, including North Africa.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Now the organization says Pascarella has conquered the globe.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of conquered
Verb
  • That allows for building services like HVAC, electrical, and plumbing, to be conveniently routed beneath the slab.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of allowing an agent to communicate directly with enterprise systems, its activity can be routed through a gateway or proxy that provides visibility, policy enforcement, routing and control.
    — Ed Fox, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of routed
Verb
  • Tyrell Henry caught 14 passes to set a Wisconsin single-game record and Colton Joseph threw for 362 yards and accounted for four touchdowns as the Badgers trounced Eastern Michigan 54-10 on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Shares of the drone manufacturer jumped 10% after first-quarter results trounced estimates.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of trounced
Verb
  • Construction, public transit, and food distribution are all poised to be clobbered by higher prices.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Miami duo of Graham Pauley and Kyle Stowers clobbered home runs.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of clobbered
Verb
  • Oregon coach Dan Lanning has bested Riley in both of their head-to-head meetings, too.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Grichuk bested his former team with a three-run homer to effectively put the game away.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of bested
Verb
  • The Packers also overcame a scary start when wide receiver Jayden Reed and right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele were carted off the field with injuries on consecutive plays on the opening drive.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier Sunday, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz overcame Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-5, 6-2 to hand Zverev the opportunity to send Germany to the Final 8 in Bologna, Italy, in November.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of overcame
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