as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the new student rapidly outdistanced the rest of the class in math
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Recent Examples of outdistance
In fact, over the second half of the year, Apple shares are up 31%, far outdistancing the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and many of its Big Tech competitors.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2025
Sands’ 58 carries easily outdistance runnerup June Henley on KU’s all-time charts.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
McGruder and Whiteside tallied the largest amount of votes in the 2024 Democratic primary in House District 35, outdistancing Demetris Johnson Jr. of Earle.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Benjamin totaled 61 points, easily outdistancing Maclay (45) and Pahokee (37).
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2025
Sands’ 58 carries easily outdistance runnerup June Henley on KU’s all-time charts.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
McGruder and Whiteside tallied the largest amount of votes in the 2024 Democratic primary in House District 35, outdistancing Demetris Johnson Jr. of Earle.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Benjamin totaled 61 points, easily outdistancing Maclay (45) and Pahokee (37).
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdistance
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He's commuted for nearly four years, but recently the spikes of gas have increased, surpassing his monthly budget.—
Kara St. Cyr,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The project was such a big hit that the Russos and Hargrave had to bring its main character back from the dead (Hemsworth’s Rake seemed to have died at the end of the first film) for the second installment, which surpassed the streaming numbers of the first pic.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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On a night where Clay Holmes was dominant, tossing seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts, Roupp exceeded his minuscule margin of error.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Fort Collins, there was a record-high temperature that exceeded the record-high April temperature as well.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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They were eclipsed by Republicans Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, both of whom polled at 14%.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Denuded of vegetation, dry soil can go airborne in pillars of swirling dirt or sun-eclipsing dust storms that coat roads and buildings in sandy grit.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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Across La Liga, that is only bettered by six other players (among those to have played a minimum of 1,000 minutes).—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Yeboah bettered that in the 67th minute, taking advantage of another defensive breakdown to poke a pass from Tomás Chancalay at the left post past Marcinkowski.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Outdistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdistance. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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