outcompeting

verb

present participle of outcompete
as in defeating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeting
  1. defeating
  2. outperforming
  3. conquering
  4. overcoming
  5. trouncing
  6. subduing
  7. clobbering
  8. besting
Verb
  • The Rams find the end zone late in the second quarter after a sluggish start and don’t look back, defeating the Chargers 24-9 to improve to 4-4 on the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The matchup was billed as a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won in February by defeating New England 29-10 to claim the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of defeating
Verb
  • As for East Orange, Slaven said the facility is outperforming private hospitals on certain metrics, such as diabetes care and some cancer screenings.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Other retailers have since jumped on board, with Singles Day now outperforming Black Friday, Christmas and Amazon Prime Day in most parts of Asia.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of outperforming
Verb
  • Working in Brown’s favor is his stadium-conquering joint R&B Tour with Usher, which has reinforced his status as one of the most lucrative touring acts in Black music history.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026
  • My time ended up being more about appreciating nature than conquering it on the slopes.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of conquering
Verb
  • Third of all, overcoming two years of dread took a long time.
    — Monique John, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • About that theme of overcoming numerous challenges, from March through October.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • Powered by a defensive unit that tallied three takeaways, four sacks and limited the opposing offense to 156 yards, UCLA earned its seventh win of the season Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, trouncing Michigan State 28-10.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Rounds is trouncing independent candidate Brian Bengs 57% to 36% in the deep-red state, according to a new poll conducted in mid-October by Quantus Insights.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of trouncing
Verb
  • The school's head teacher, Krzysztof Ochmanski, was injured while subduing the teenager, officials said.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The handful of Israeli passengers grappled with the copilot for several minutes before subduing him and binding his hands with the cord from a set of headphones.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of subduing
Verb
  • Even as his clobbering drops elicit sympathy for the mixing engineer, their smart deployment captures the catch-and-release catharsis that graduated first-gen Carti scions like Ken Carson and Che to the major leagues.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
  • And Republicans favor tax cuts for the wealthiest, while supporting tariffs that are clobbering many families.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of clobbering
Verb
  • Peloton Interactive — The maker of fitness equipment jumped 7% after Peloton Interactive posted fiscal first-quarter revenue of $559 million, besting the LSEG consensus estimate of $554 million.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • At 228 career games, Cooley became the fastest active player to have five career hat tricks, besting Alex Ovechkin by two games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of besting
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