outfights

verb

present tense third-person singular of outfight
as in knocks over

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  1. knocks over
  2. eclipses
  3. transcends
  4. knocks off
  5. tops
  6. exceeds
  7. overtops
  8. surpasses
Verb
  • In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of knocks over
Verb
  • The toll eclipses that of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The toll eclipses that of the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipses
Verb
  • Summary Business valuation transcends simple EBITDA multiples, primarily focusing on a company's future growth potential and its unique narrative.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The collaboration between Hinkel and the Bethels transcends normal industry partnerships.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of transcends
Verb
  • The sale will knocks off up to thirty percent off usual prices and will run through July 20th.
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 14 July 2026
  • All of the Jays’ run-scoring knocks off Weathers also came on two-strike counts.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Definition of knocks off
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  • According to our Joe Rexrode, no person in college football this year is more interesting than Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, who tops Joe’s list of 25.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Brooks has long highlighted Japan’s efforts to keep its bond yields artificially low as a way of keeping its massive debt burden, which tops 200% of GDP, in check.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of tops
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  • The International Monetary Fund expects the Iranian economy to contract by more than 5% this year, while inflation for food exceeds 100% and unemployment rises.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese models now carry more than 60% of the platform’s traffic, which exceeds 20 trillion tokens a week.
    — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • No stepping off the sidewalk into a puddle of slush that overtops your work shoes, soaking your socks for the rest of the day.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • On rainy and high tide days, the track and baseball field nearby can get submerged in ankle deep water as the river overtops the old seawall.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of overtops
Verb
  • But first, welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham stuns in a backless halter top and then surpasses Caitlin Clark in social media followers.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Wells Fargo reported the pipeline of weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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