outcompeting

present participle of outcompete

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeting
Verb
  • The success of this experiment suggests that, in the near future, defeating a deadly superbug could be as simple as sending a document to an inkjet printer.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Minor was elected to the Rogers City Council in a runoff in December, defeating Alicia Hayes for the Ward 3, Position 2 seat.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Which Sacramento County districts performed the best The data show that only two of Sacramento County’s six major school districts are outperforming the state average in terms of students meeting California ELA and math standards — Folsom Cordova Unified and Elk Grove Unified.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The bank stock has risen more than 40% this year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And when was conquering ever a good thing?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These terrorists are going about on a jihad and conquering territories and renaming them accordingly.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kate Schneider and Caroline Handwerk each scored in the third quarter to separate from a halftime draw, finally overcoming a standout job from Bulldogs goalie Shealyn Murphy (15 saves).
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Threw five gutsy innings in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series after overcoming painful spasms in his neck and upper right trapezius.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the Dragons trouncing Byron Nelson and Trinity, the gap between them and the rest of the competition is incredibly wide.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Though Roan is a total force on stage, polished and magnetic while trouncing around a set made to look like an illustrated fairytale castle, the show is not without her signature frankness.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Giants won in all kinds of encouraging ways while subduing the wild-card-leading Cubs in a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The two also showed a demonstration of what a K9 takedown looks like, with Humphries acting as a target and K9 Bob subduing him.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The reason for that suggestion is because of the long history of good individual stocks clobbering the S & P 500 .
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
  • K’Lavon Chaisson provided the biggest splash plays by clobbering Rodgers twice and tallying his own run stuff.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Consuelos and Ripa previously took home the Daytime Emmy for their hosting duties in 2024, besting Clarkson, Tamron Hall, the panelists of The View and the panelists of The Talk as they were named Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The New York Yankees avoided a complete disaster this year by making the playoffs and besting the rival Boston Red Sox in the wild card round.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Outcompeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompeting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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