outdistanced

verb

past tense of outdistance
as in surpassed
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 outdistanced Perennial champ Joey Chestnut far outdistanced the field with 66 dogs officially consumed. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026 The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 Finally, here's a story about the S&P 500, which outdistanced most expert forecasts in 2025. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdistanced
  1. surpassed
  2. exceeded
  3. eclipsed
  4. topped
Verb
  • Meanwhile, YouTube viewing on television surpassed viewing on phones last year as the streamer cemented its foothold in home video consumption, the video platform's CEO Neal Mohan said in 2025.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Tied with Hicks for the team lead with 13 home runs, Hernández has already surpassed his total of 10 from last season despite taking 57 fewer at-bats.
    — Tyler M. Carmona July 11, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
Definition of surpassed
Verb
  • In Citrus County, where a small town was slated to play host to Florida’s first hyperscale data center, opponents of the project packed the commission and exceeded its overflow room, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • The dividend exceeded last year’s by about $15 million — a 20% increase.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
Definition of exceeded
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  • The speech-to-text or text-to-speech vendor that’s best today may be eclipsed in months, and large language models are now reshaping the bot layer itself.
    — Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • American Pie shot Reid straight to stardom, and her personal life soon eclipsed her professional one.
    — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Definition of eclipsed
Verb
  • The largest-ever global oil supply shortage has topped economists’ lists of concerns since the start of the Iran war.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The garage would be topped with a public plaza featuring six acres of public park space.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of topped

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