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outfought

verb

past tense of outfight

as in outdistanced

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Perennial champ Joey Chestnut far outdistanced the field with 66 dogs officially consumed.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026

Definition of outdistanced

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Test Score also rallied from behind but had a little smoother journey under Juan Hernandez and outdid the other closers.

— Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Only the 27 productions running during the week ending August 16, only Hamilton‘s box office outdid Ragtime, with the former taking in $2,123,135.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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But, being the second spin-off from a show in the fourth phase in Marvel’s increasingly complex universe of characters (many of whom were vanquished at the end of phase three), there’s a hefty backstory to contend with.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Bad guys vanquished… or at the very least, viable scapegoats neutralized.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

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Mensah, meanwhile, eclipsed 300 passing yards and three touchdowns for the fourth time in seven games with Miami.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
The money raised by the candidates is eclipsed by the funds raised by outside committees working on each candidate’s behalf, which aren’t bound by contribution limits.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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Defeat effectiveness exceeded approximately 75 to 80 percent, while operator observations indicated the system was even more effective at preventing hostile UAS from successfully completing their missions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Chiquita Canyon’s garbage fire has exceeded 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or beyond boiling and has expanded from approximately 20 acres in 2022 to roughly 90 acres and continuing to grow.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceeded

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The other two laptops again outstripped the RTX Spark model, thanks largely to their higher TDP thresholds.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
Since Western Australia’s Argyle Mine closed in 2020, the demand for pink diamonds has outstripped a rapidly dwindling supply.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026

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