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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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For spring, Jones may just have outdone Mother Nature with his bright, fantastical creations.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
The family was overmatched and outdone by the scope of their crisis.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of outdo

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Yet again, nobody on the field bettered the Bosnian’s 13 defensive contributions, the majority of which came down to his nine clearances.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Parton dedicated her life and career to bettering the world in so many ways, from her Dollywood theme park to her Imagination Library, which has promoted childhood literacy through delivering millions of books to children.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of better

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Since August 2025, the buses have helped 169 people find housing, putting the program on track to surpass its goal.

— Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
This marks the third time that Universal has surpassed $5 billion globally, with the most recent coming in 2017.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of surpass

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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
At the center of Putin’s governing intent is subjugating Ukraine and forcing the West to accept that outcome.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of subjugate

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The sticker price also excludes the follow-up imaging, specialist visits and biopsies that incidental findings often trigger, expenses that can quickly outstrip the original scan.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Depending on the final figure, Guevara would likely become the costliest single police scandal in the city’s history, outstripping the some $210 million spent so far on cases against former Cmdr.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of outstrip

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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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