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Recent Examples of outfight
But the 6-foot-3, 201-pound Coleman is the epitome of a receiver who makes high-point catches, catches balls with his hands not his body and will outfight defensive backs for the football.
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Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfight
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Kane considers himself in the same tier as those strikers and said he couldn’t be outdone in his own opener.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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Not to be outdone, Boston totaled a career-high 34 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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Good job, well done After 21 years of working to better the village’s economic picture, Sandra Zoellner, Park Forest’s director of economic development and planning, was the center of attention in a farewell tribute last Friday in Village Hall.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Overall, Hungary scored 25 goals in their four matches en route to the final, with Kocsis’ 11 for the tournament only bettered by France’s Just Fontaine’s 13 in 1958.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Eventually, Nomkhitha’s exhaustion and fury at having her home violated overpowered her fear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Unlike chunky athletic shoes, which can overpower an outfit, the star’s European-style kicks are slick and low-profile like Quince’s.—
Christina Shepherd McGuire,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
Verb
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None of the Senate candidates surpassed the 50% threshold required to win, and Ossoff and Warnock headed to a January 2021 runoff against their Republican opponents.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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JioHotstar surpassed $1 billion in revenue last year and is on track to surpass YouTube in total revenue by year’s end.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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In a country like India, subjugated early in the history of capitalist imperialism, and then bullied after independence by the West, a degree of self-renunciation and collective sacrifice was widely understood to be requisite to economic and political self-strengthening.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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This campy, reality-shifting comedy series questions what would happen if a flaming misogynist woke up in a world that was completely matriarchal and subjugated men based on their gender.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Demand for Rolex watches, in particular, will continue to outstrip supply, according to Simon Lazarus, head of PR and content at online luxury watch platform Chrono Hunter.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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Since then, however, revenues from Starlink have begun to significantly outstrip NASA’s contracts, and this will likely become even more true in the future.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Trump had pledged in his 2024 campaign to quickly vanquish inflation, but his argument now is that higher prices are solely a function of the Iran war raising energy costs.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Trump had pledged in his 2024 campaign to quickly vanquish inflation, but his argument now is that higher prices are solely a function of the Iran war raising energy costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Franks will need to outshine Mitchell in training camp and the preseason to regain his fourth tight end spot.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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In other words, the moon is not a threat to outshine any of the three planets.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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“Outfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfight. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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