as in to outdo
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Use the hope of warm weather to add pops of color and play with new silhouettes that outdo the heaviness of thick sweaters and bulky coats of the past season.—
Jamie Weissman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Every show was trying to outdo each other to stay on the air.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Patients are in a tug-of-war with a technology that could better their health, or compromise it.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026
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Teams have to respect Moore’s speed, athleticism and downfield reception ability, and that certainly helped to better the overall passing environment.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Distillers seem to like these barrels because thtey can add sweetness and a bit of orange flavor to the whiskey without overpowering it, at least if the finish is done right.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Verde had started brightly, but Charlotte FC’s extra-man onslaught simply overpowered them.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Forecasters are expecting 95-degree heat in Pasadena, San Gabriel and Burbank, surpassing single-day temperature records of 92, 93 and 93 degrees, respectively, set in 2007.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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DeRozan went 17 of 22 from the field and 5 of 5 at the free-throw line to surpass his previous season high of 37 points while passing Tim Duncan for 18th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Likewise, meekness once meant not becoming weak, but subjugating power to reason – not letting anger take control.—
Timothy J. Pawl,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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In February, Nvidia's finance chief Colette Kress predicted that the shortage of gaming chips would last until the end of 2026 in an interview with Reuters, amid demand from the AI industry outstripping demand from console sales.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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The 19 Florida executions that year outstripped the previous high totals of eight in both 1984 and 2014.—
Freida Frisaro,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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And despite being massively outnumbered and outgunned, Royce led the takedown of four enemy jets and almost destroyed the others, vanquishing his adversaries while taking 263 bullets to his own plane and being seriously hurt.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) Bruce Campbell returns to the role he was born to play in this comedy-horror series 30 years after vanquishing body-possessing demons in The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), and Army of Darkness (1992).—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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Each casino tried to outshine the next; in 1961, Binion’s Gambling Hall unveiled a facade equipped with eight miles of neon tubes.—
Roger Kisby,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Club name Home Depot , which reported yesterday , outshines its main rival at last.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Outfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfight. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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