as in surpasses
to be greater, better, or stronger than
two vaccine developers who spent years vigorously trying to outdo one another's research
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Recent Examples of outdoes
By this metric, DFW’s wealth outdoes other countries like Poland, Ukraine and Argentina.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
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Overall, the original game holds up remarkably well and easily surpasses many modern stealth titles that aren't Hitman.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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Entitlements Enforcement Implement the logic to throttle or cut off usage when credits run out or if a post-pay customer surpasses a risk threshold.—
Griffin Parry,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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While individual leaves can reach 18 inches long, the plant itself rarely exceeds 8 inches in height.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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That footprint far exceeds the longtime 39% limit on ownership of stations, which had been kept in place by both Republican and Democratic administrations over the past three decades.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Outdoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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