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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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Congress—rather than acting as a constitutional check—has chosen blind devotion, competing to outdo itself in displays of loyalty.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Somehow, though, the Royals outdid themselves Monday night with a nauseating defeat — one that conjured the immortal wisdom of former Royals manager Buddy Bell.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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An open dialogue Brandon Dismel attended the forum to learn how to better the northwest sideof Baltimore, where his family lives.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rose hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation, a total bettered by just three players in the field on Day 1.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The emphasis of the look was on letting each feature speak without overpowering the whole.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Like most good producer-artists, Tiga has a keen ear for choosing features that enhance his recordings without overpowering his own ideas.—
Cameron Cook,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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Originally surpassing three and a half hours, the first cut of Michael reportedly ended with an accuser, whose settlement with the singer’s estate guaranteed they would never be dramatized.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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As of March 2026, the business surpassed $1 million in sales.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Everflame is set in a world where mortals live in poverty, subjugated by an elite race known as the Descended.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Putin began the year projecting confidence about his campaign to subjugate Ukraine, despite incremental progress on the battlefield.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic’s recent Mythos Preview highlights how AI can identify vulnerabilities at a pace that outstrips most organizations’ ability to patch them.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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As of December 2025, streaming accounted for nearly half of all TV viewing, outstripping broadcast and cable combined, according to a Nielsen survey.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Of course, that doesn’t mean that any eventual peace deal will perfectly balance the victors’ and vanquished’s demands.—
Philippe Welti,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Green relished the opportunity to face — and vanquish — another old foe in Kawhi Leonard.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The corona is extremely faint compared to the luminous disk of the sun, which outshines it a million times, unless hidden behind special instruments called occulters.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Driscoll has been seen by Hegseth’s aides as outshining the Defense secretary on prominent policy initiatives.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Outfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfight. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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