Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfighting
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The Bruins shot a dominant 58% from the field, well outdoing the solid 43% for the Trojans.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Nicole Kidman is batting 1,000 with her recent red-carpet and street style looks, but recently she's been outdoing herself with my favorite glam of her career.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
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The quiet ethic often called Minnesota Nice is outshining the intimidation meant to silence dissent.—
Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Google-parent Alphabet was the most magnificent of the Magnificent Seven; Colombia’s stock market was the surprise leader of the MSCI All Country World Index; silver surged over 141%, outshining its sibling gold, which itself had a phenomenal year.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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Likewise, meekness once meant not becoming weak, but subjugating power to reason – not letting anger take control.—
Timothy J. Pawl,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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However, once Hernán Cortés triumphed, the conquistadors went from waging war — vanquishing the Aztecs — to the project of subjugating Indigenous holdouts and building a self-sustaining territory loyal to the crown.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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And despite being massively outnumbered and outgunned, Royce led the takedown of four enemy jets and almost destroyed the others, vanquishing his adversaries while taking 263 bullets to his own plane and being seriously hurt.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) Bruce Campbell returns to the role he was born to play in this comedy-horror series 30 years after vanquishing body-possessing demons in The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), and Army of Darkness (1992).—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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Their knowledge fosters empathy for others, transcending geography, religion, race, gender, and even local norms.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The history of these matchups speaks for itself, tracking back generations and transcending the sport itself.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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CrowdStrike delivered robust quarterly results on Tuesday, exceeding expectations across all key measures.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Both constructions could surge past the project budget record only just set by Lexington High School at $659 million, exceeding the previous record of over $497 million set when Revere High School was approved for a rebuild in April 2024.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Right now, Wrexham are in a sweet spot, still on an upward trajectory, still surpassing their supporters’ wildest dreams and still — despite their unlikely appeal to the American market — a team so intimately connected to their town and the fans on their doorstep.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In fact, Chin expects the company's DDR5 RDIMM product's gross margin to expand more than 80%, significantly surpassing the HBM margin.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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He's been consistent, eclipsing 20 points per game 13 times in SEC play and scoring 10 or more points in all but one game this season.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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In Dallas County, Democrats showed up at nearly a 3-to-1 clip over Republicans, eclipsing the county’s last primary numbers.—
Aarón Torres,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Outfighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfighting. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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