Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeting
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Dirksen was elected to the Senate in 1950, defeating Scott Lucas, the incumbent Democrat and Senate majority leader.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026 -
McBeth had a successful week for Saratoga, defeating her 11th-grade opponent from MacDonald High 13-1 on Tuesday.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cyclicals, small-caps, banks are all outperforming since the peak in AI dominance.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, consisting of 30 stocks, has a history of consistently outperforming its benchmark, which includes all three—the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The craftsman at Kaikado isn’t reinventing the tea caddy or building a world-conquering app.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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For me, that says something about my preoccupation with monsters-in-disguise and the agency of women in both uncovering and conquering violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Here’s her strategy for overcoming procrastination.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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For Nayyar, overcoming user hesitancy, particularly among older generations, has been an ongoing educational process.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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So what is the path forward if trouncing the supply lines won’t produce results?—
Sterling Elliott,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The stock, which has jumped 16% year to date, is our third-best performer in these early days of 2026, trouncing the S & P 500′s gain of just 1% this year.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Multiple officers were involved in subduing Guity and placing him in handcuffs, police said.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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That sunset that finally shone over Chicago when the winter storm had finally subsided after clobbering the area this weekend is hardly a distant memory, but already, the area is preparing for another round of snow in the afternoon.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
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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
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But when the scores went up, Sotnikova had accomplished a major upset, besting Kim by over five points.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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Every single poll has shown Cooper besting Whatley.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Outcompeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompeting. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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