Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfought
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But Lowry – the gregarious and intense giant of Team Europe who seems to love this competition more than any other – outdid his opponent by stuffing his iron shot within five feet.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025 -
That's a boost over the Pixel 9's 60fps, though the Galaxy S25 outdid them both at 118fps.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Last week, however, some investors noticed a change within American, whose fourth-quarter profit forecast surpassed Wall Street analysts' expectations.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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At the beginning of summer, for the first time in months, my daily step count surpassed a mile.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Their work wasn’t done yet though; the pair may have vanquished the queens, but still had to finish off the title.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Having vanquished the murderous alliance of her love interest Tyler (Hunter Doohan) and teacher Marilyn Thornhill (Christina Ricci), who had been conspiring against the school’s outcast denizens, she’s hailed as a hero.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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The results announced Tuesday broke Netflix’s six-quarter streak of posting a profit that eclipsed analysts’ projections.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Each of those players eclipsed 30 home runs and have major arguments to replace finalists that were chosen over them.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Collections a year earlier similarly exceeded expectations.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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According to YipitData, Rhode exceeded $10 million in retail sales during its first two days at Sephora.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The company has grappled with manufacturing issues in the US and a surge in sales of copycat drugs when demand for Wegovy outstripped supply.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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With just over 3 million residents—most of them foreign workers—the gas-rich Gulf emirate has outstripped its physical limits to become one of the most influential foreign players in geopolitics.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, majorities said the Republican president has definitely or probably not improved the functioning of government (59%) or bettered the nation’s standing on the world stage (60%).—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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And then a burly Irishman saw his competition hit the shot of his golfing life, and bettered him.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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All expanded the Russian empire -- and subjugated the people and areas that now form Ukraine.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Outfought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfought. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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