outdone

verb

past participle of outdo
as in surpassed
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 outdone Not to be outdone, our current administration subsequently released an executive order to get people back up there by 2028. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Not to be outdone, other tick species are also spreading out and causing more misery. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 And in that regard, Ferrari has utterly outdone itself, especially following the Luce EV debacle. — New Atlas, 10 July 2026 The Slushi has been around for a couple years, and its popularity remains high (perhaps only to be outdone by the brand’s Creami). — Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2026 Not to be outdone by Carolina playing with a 14-yr old, Chicago started 13-yr old Elsie Hendershot, just acquired from STL. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Not to be outdone, Knick superfan Timothee Chalamet and girlfriend Kylie Jenner headed East after the Knicks victory, having gelato at Sant Ambroeus in East Hampton and shopping in Sag Harbor. — Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026 Not to be outdone, Nintendo released a console of their own, the GameCube, which was a little underappreciated in its heyday, but has reached almost mythical status with the passage of time. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 Safran, who attended Annecy this year for the first time, underlined how much the event had absolutely outdone his expectations. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdone
  1. surpassed
  2. exceeded
  3. topped
  4. eclipsed
  5. excelled
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
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
Verb
  • 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
  • Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from makeup artists.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 11 July 2026
  • This can include adding new capabilities, licences or geographies where acquirees have already excelled, rather than acquirers investing time and cost into these areas themselves.
    — Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of excelled

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