Thesaurus results for OUTFIGHT

outfight

verb

Definition of outfight

as in to outdo

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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. — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outfight

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Pro outdoes its already impressive predecessor in picture quality and performance while sticking with a very wallet-friendly price.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
In the end, though, the visiting team was outdone on what ended up being the last scoring drive of the game — and that was the difference.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of outdo

Verb

As a senator, her priorities include supporting economic development, bettering police and community relations, securing funding for educational programs and passing policies for affordable housing, according to her campaign website.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
His hopes for The Situation is to better the experience of other disadvantaged creatives climbing the ranks today.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of better

Verb

But even if neither side can overpower the other right now and both accept a settlement, peace is unlikely to last.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Though badly hurt, Indian captain Smit Machchhar fought back and opened the cockpit door, letting passengers and crew overpower the attacker.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of overpower

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Supporters collected more than 1 million petition signatures in support of the measure, surpassing the 874,641 needed to qualify.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Just over 24 hours after its release, Panteón Rococó’s Tiny Desk session had already surpassed 1 million views on YouTube.

— Natalia Cano, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpass

Verb

For years, Putin has been ideologically committed to subjugating all of Ukraine, attacking and reattacking the country in order to control all of it.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
The ruling was widely seen by progressives as subjugating the role of the individual in the election process to that of the corporation.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of subjugate

Verb

Sentence lengths have increased in that time, keeping people behind bars for longer and outstripping the number of new prisons being built, even as overall crime rates have fallen during the last decade.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Micron makes a mix of semiconductor memory and data storage products that have seen demand dramatically outstrip supply thanks to the artificial intelligence boom.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of outstrip

Verb

But doubt crept into the stands as the game wore on, the mounting tension at times outshining the spiritwear.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
McNeely’s portrait of a laboring mother, swathed in glowing fields of chartreuse, outshines (again, literally) art history’s greats.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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