as in to outdistance
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Sands’ 58 carries easily outdistance runnerup June Henley on KU’s all-time charts.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025 -
McGruder and Whiteside tallied the largest amount of votes in the 2024 Democratic primary in House District 35, outdistancing Demetris Johnson Jr. of Earle.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Jason Momoa has really outdone himself here as both the lead and the show’s creator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Swift making herself into a tortured poet trying to outdo a pretentious, typewriter-wielding ex.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two seasons, the Swede has scored 44 goals in the Premier League, a tally bettered only by Salah and Erling Haaland with 47 and 49 respectively.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But since his release, has worked to better the justice system, Johnson said.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The fugitive attempted to draw a weapon but was quickly overpowered by Zende’s team.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The interference has included both jamming—overpowering communications with strong radio signals—and spoofing, which tricks receivers into misreading their location or even the time.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte posted five different drives of eight plays or more, three of which surpassed 60 yards on the drive.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The total of 823 munitions made the attack Russia's largest to date, surpassing the 741 munitions reported by the air force on July 9.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its propaganda revels in its desire to subjugate small European countries—and celebrates the idea America could soon join it to carve up the continent.—
Peter Pomerantsev,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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All expanded the Russian empire -- and subjugated the people and areas that now form Ukraine.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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What has been done to Shedeur will outshine everything else in this draft.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The only thing that outshines the stellar crowd is the lineup of superyachts, both featured in the show and moored in the harbor.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Since Schulman joined, the company has successfully stemmed the double-digit sales declines of the past year and outstripped growth expectations for the first fiscal quarter.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Investors already appreciate the strong fundamentals of the Magnificent 7, and NVIDIA in particular, with stock returns far outstripping those of the S&P 500.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Outfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfight. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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