Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfought
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Servite outdistanced Sunny Hills (1-over-par 361) and 2025 champion La Serna (362) at the top of the leaderboard for its first section title since 2019.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026 -
Finally, here's a story about the S&P 500, which outdistanced most expert forecasts in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jump forward a single week later, and Tua Tagovailoa outdid the rookie.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
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Ohtani outdid himself again Monday night with another performance for the ages in Game 3 of the World Series, and Freeman’s walk-off homer in the 18th inning gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays—a game that’s tied for the longest Fall Classic contest ever.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Seven decades later that number has climbed to seventy-three, while those in the richest nations have surpassed an average of over fourscore years, a number the Bible reserves for only the most vigorous among us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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What made this system truly revolutionary was the demonstration in 2012 that it could be reprogrammed with different pieces of guide RNA to edit virtually any genome in any species, and at a level of precision and ease that far surpassed existing gene-editing tools.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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The easy pick is San Antonio, which just vanquished the all-world defending-champion Thunder.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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After seeing his parents vanquished, young Adam is quickly sent by the Sorceress (Morena Baccarin) with his all-powerful sword whirling away to Earth.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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New York had never trailed by more than 22 points in these playoffs, but that mark has been eclipsed three times already by San Antonio, which has led by 23, 24 and now 25 points in a jaw-dropping performance.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Those matchups and the Ole Miss game all handily eclipsed 2024’s highest sales game (Tennessee, $762K).—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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Delegates voted 75% to 25% to endorse Lamont, but Elliott exceeded the 15% necessary to make the ballot.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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The results have exceeded expectations.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
13 June 2026
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The sale on Monday far outstripped those, no doubt due to the truly top material in the sale, including what Christie’s called the largest Pollock drip painting still in private hands.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
18 May 2026
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Wagner outstripped her fundraising, bringing in $182,000, but ended the period with less than $120,000 left in his account.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Still, the Dream are resoundingly bettered by her consistency on defense and on the boards.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Arsenal’s 79 final-third regains are only bettered by PSG and Bayern this season in the Champions League, and a quarter of them have led to shots.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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“Outfought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfought. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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