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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Verb

After a great success, there’s a tendency to get really rigid and stiff because everyone wants to outdo the success of the previous film.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
By this point, Ambrossi and Calvo aren’t so much paying tribute to Lorca as trying to outdo him.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of outdo

Verb

On top of emphasizing a core value set aimed at bettering the working class, many DSA candidates tapped into voter frustrations with the larger political system.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Forty-three percent of US adults say the federal government is effective at bettering people’s lives, down from 51% in 2025, according to a new Bentley University-Gallup survey.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of better

Verb

This opera features some very low instrumentation that the FlyBuds C3 bring out audibly without overpowering other voices and instruments.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
After the Hawks pulled Knight for a last-minute six-on-five, center Sam Reinhart overpowered Nazar and scored an empty-net dagger for the final score.

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of overpower

Verb

Job growth surpassed expectations in October, new data showed Friday, with the US economy adding 165,000 jobs.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
But Yamazaki’s new Godzilla Minus Zero doesn’t so much try to surpass its predecessor as to cap it like a protective bookend.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of surpass

Verb

In the fullness of time it was arguably subjugated by the burgeoning corporation’s commercial impulses.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
In an America where people my age feel particularly subjugated and helpless, accusing someone else of political and moral impropriety and defending your case with your life can instill in you feelings of reified self-empowerment and control.

— Ivy Wolk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of subjugate

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High-end accessories are having a moment at Bonhams Paris with the upcoming sale of a one-off Birkin bag, and a recent jewelry auction with Cartier pieces that outstripped estimates by more than five times.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Margins outstripped expectations, posting double-digit shifts to the left by nearly every voting bloc.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of outstrip

Verb

Set in 1949, four years after the end of World War II and two years after Godzilla was seemingly vanquished in Minus One, the sequel has a new monster attack a still-rebuilding Japan.

— James Grebey, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
But, being the second spin-off from a show in the fourth phase in Marvel’s increasingly complex universe of characters (many of whom were vanquished at the end of phase three), there’s a hefty backstory to contend with.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanquish

Verb

When the track properly kicks in, the guitar strums, drums, and vocals are all present and well-balanced, with no element outshining another.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Eventually the inevitability of gravity brings them close enough to suddenly merge, sending out a tremendous blast of matter and energy that can outshine the sun by a factor of many billions, though just for the briefest fraction of a second.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

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