Thesaurus results for OUTFOXING

outfoxing

verb

present participle of outfox

as in defeating

to get the better of through cleverness the prisoners outfoxed the guards by tunneling beneath the prison walls

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Recent Examples of outfoxing Both candidates attempted to court voters by outfoxing each other in their support of the then-former president and the race became increasingly negative. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

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The Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon really lived up to their nickname, defeating Malawi 3-0 with all three goals coming in the first half.

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Moody was elected the state's attorney general twice, defeating her Democratic challenger in 2022 by more than 20 points.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of defeating

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May built one of the most dominant teams in Big Ten history by outmaneuvering his peers in the transfer portal.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Two generals agreed with Ashley's characterization, stressing the view that on the front lines, Ukraine was outmaneuvering Russia.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Definition of outmaneuvering

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Paul has long accused Fauci of deceiving Americans about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 July 2026
The ensuing investigation ultimately revealed that Angela had framed Hadley and uncovered evidence of her long history of deceiving people to gain sympathy.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

Definition of deceiving

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Despite ongoing hurdles around interconnection queues and grid congestion, the scale of deployment shows developers are overcoming technical and regulatory barriers to support rising electricity demand from data centers and electrification.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Lorne Balfe From overcoming dyslexia with early synths to navigating AI, remote recording, and spatial audio, the blockbuster composer reveals how technology shapes his scores.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcoming

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Throughout all the commotion, Romelu Lukaku acted as decoy, holding on to the ball, fooling everyone, including the TV producer, who pulled up a graphic showing his recent penalty record.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Speaking on Harvard Business School’s The Founder Mindset podcast, hosted by senior lecturer and serial entrepreneur Reza Satchu, the Shark Tank investor argued that anyone trying to balance a young company against the rest of their life is fooling themselves.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 June 2026

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