as in surpassing
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the new student rapidly outdistanced the rest of the class in math
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No one goes home this week After surpassing 50 million votes, no one is going home tonight.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Morgan Stanley posted a blockbuster third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, far surpassing analyst expectations and posting its biggest earnings beat in nearly five years.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Vrabel’s methods are working, because the Patriots are exceeding expectations and punching above their weight atop the AFC East standings.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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New York — Build-A-Bear Workshop, the nearly 30-year-old toy brand, is having a breakout moment, eclipsing some of Wall Street’s biggest winners by targeting customers across a broad age range.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Streaming contributed 84,000 stream-equivalent sales to her total this week, eclipsing both Ed Sheeran’s Divide and her own previous studio album The Tortured Poets Department, both of which managed 79,000.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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The trio have been taking their chart-topping song on the road for live performances on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Penn State's James Franklin’s recent losses to UCLA and Northwestern earned him a trip to buyout beach — Penn State owes Franklin a buyout topping $49 million, according to his term sheet, the second-largest severance payday in college football history.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Outdistancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdistancing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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