Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfought
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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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Most preseason projections had Miami in the low 60s for wins, but with 13 games still remaining, the Marlins have already surpassed last year’s total by eight.—
Isaac Azout,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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During their 27-18 victory over the Commanders at Lambeau Field, however, the Packers surpassed Parsons’ best-case scenario.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 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
Verb
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By the 1980s, TV had eclipsed print as the dominant medium and reshaped how Americans consumed the news.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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In cities that function as growth machines, where economic growth is prized above all else, the needs of the poor and middle class are eclipsed by the desire to inflate the value of land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The effort this year far exceeded the $300,000 goal, with about $450,000 raised – another record for the foundation created after Carlson died during an ocean rescue in 2014.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the first quarter of the year, the price of Miami's luxury condos exceeded $1,000 per square foot for the first time in history.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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For the first time in a summer transfer window, spending on new signings by England’s top 20 clubs outstripped that of those in the other four big leagues — Serie A, La Liga, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 — combined.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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But analysts like Chong say China's rhetoric on free trade and multilateralism has outstripped its substantive actions.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Postecoglou, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic manager, saw his side bettered by an Arsenal team that will surely be among the Premier League title contenders, thanks to two goals from Martin Zubimendi and another from Viktor Gyokeres.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two seasons, the Swede has scored 44 goals in the Premier League, a tally bettered only by Salah and Erling Haaland with 47 and 49 respectively.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
2 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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