as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
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Recent Examples of outdone
Not to be outdone by competitors in Arlington Heights, Hammond, Gary and even Iowa, Portage officials made their pitch to lure the Chicago Bears away from Soldier Field with a $5 billion stadium.
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Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Not to be outdone, silver's price soared from about $30 per ounce a year ago to over $100 per ounce during that same period.
—Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
There are very few hoopers that can claim to have outdone LeBron James.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Not to be outdone, Philip Morris controlled General Foods, maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O, as well as Kraft, purveyor of Oscar Mayer wieners and Velveeta cheese, and 7Up.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
Not to be outdone by a property clearly inspired by George Lucas' space opera, LucasArts launched its own ambitious (and wildly successful) series of space sims.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Dickinson came close, but was unfortunately outdone by dastardly Internet gamesmanship.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Hayley obliges, perhaps too enthusiastically, prompting Yasmin to get involved in the action herself so as not to be outdone in the endless game of power play.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Today, at the 2026 Australian Open, however, Osaka has outdone herself.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Not to be outdone, silver's price soared from about $30 per ounce a year ago to over $100 per ounce during that same period.
—Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
There are very few hoopers that can claim to have outdone LeBron James.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Not to be outdone, Philip Morris controlled General Foods, maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O, as well as Kraft, purveyor of Oscar Mayer wieners and Velveeta cheese, and 7Up.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
Not to be outdone by a property clearly inspired by George Lucas' space opera, LucasArts launched its own ambitious (and wildly successful) series of space sims.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Dickinson came close, but was unfortunately outdone by dastardly Internet gamesmanship.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Hayley obliges, perhaps too enthusiastically, prompting Yasmin to get involved in the action herself so as not to be outdone in the endless game of power play.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Today, at the 2026 Australian Open, however, Osaka has outdone herself.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdone
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Winning games is hard, though; Sunderland have won nine out of 26 in the league in a season that has surpassed all expectations.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Maher ended his career with the NFL record for the most 60-yard field goals, a mark that would be surpassed by current Cowboys All-Pro kicker Brandon Aubrey.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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While the scale of violence exceeded expectations, the belief that international support was imminent undeniably emboldened many protesters.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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For the first time, in 2025, the demand for non-American, non-Western, non-English-language content exceeded 50 percent of the global revenue pie.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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The album topped the Billboard 200 chart for four weeks and spawned five top 10 hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Boys basketball In nonleague play, Donavan Wright put in 20 points as Boston Latin topped Somerville 53-41.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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The race ran so long Fox had to bump it to the lower-tier FS2 channel; the event eclipsed the three-hour window to run 50 miles.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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China eclipsed Japan as the world’s largest exporter of vehicles in 2023.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Malinin already excelled in his debut Olympics—winning gold in the team event.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Chinese companies have excelled at rapid deployment in consumer-facing applications and integrating AI into industrial use, said Deepika Giri, head of AI research at market research firm IDC.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Outdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdone. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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