outfighting

verb

present participle of outfight
as in outdistancing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfighting
  1. outdoing
  2. outshining
  3. subjugating
  4. vanquishing
  5. transcending
  6. exceeding
  7. surpassing
  8. eclipsing
Verb
  • Many of these employees have been buying homes, often outdoing rival buyers by offering well above the asking price, real estate agents say.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • View gallery - 3 images IBM has developed the blueprint for producing a processor using sub-1-nanometer (nm) chip technology, outdoing its own efforts to increase efficiency and processing power with 2-nm tech from a few years ago.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
Definition of outdoing
Verb
  • Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are among the most extreme events in the universe, releasing as much energy in a millisecond as the sun puts out in three days and briefly outshining entire galaxies.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of outshining
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  • For Putin, these were not goodwill gestures but measures of self-preservation designed to advance his broader aim of subjugating Ukraine.
    — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of subjugating
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  • Despite near-daily barrages of Ukraine’s cities, power infrastructure, and industry, Russia is no closer to vanquishing the country more than four and a half years after its brutal invasion began.
    — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Every resurrection of his enemies is an opportunity to reexperience the joy of vanquishing them.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanquishing
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  • The costume designers also got a kick out of the film and their creation transcending into the mainstream.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Shelley’s novel continues to influence conversations around deeply human topics, transcending time to produce literary and philosophical dialogue.
    — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of transcending
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  • In published updates, the company has attributed service restrictions and pricing changes to demand exceeding capacity, and outlined investments intended to reduce the backlog.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Measuring 220 feet long, 131 feet wide and 75 feet high, the platform resembles a large airship and is designed to carry an effective airborne payload exceeding 2,200 pounds, Chinese media reported.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of exceeding
Verb
  • Political advertising surged in Georgia during the 2026 midterms, surpassing the presidential election just two years ago, Savannah Sicurella reports.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The years following were marked by major milestones, including going public, surpassing $1 billion in revenue, and beefing up its store count.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of surpassing
Verb
  • More than 98 percent of lots sold within or above their pre-sale estimates, with 40 percent eclipsing their high estimates.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The department’s interactive police activity dashboard said 25 vehicles have been reported so far this year, eclipsing the seven vehicles reported stolen in all of 2025.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of eclipsing
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“Outfighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfighting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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