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Recent Examples of outguess
The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.
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George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outguess
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The bottom line: Retail traders seem to have outsmarted the smart money yet again.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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What her realization results in is a nearly 25-minute fight scene in the finale between Joe and Louise that ends with Louise outsmarting Joe at his own game and locking him up forever.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
24 Apr. 2025
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How Serena managed to outwit her Secret Service agents and end up on the late night news shows vexes Sutton, who’s trying to maintain a flawless and relatively low-key reputation as the first Black woman president of the North American nation.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Their ultimate goal is to outwit, outplay, and outlast.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
12 Mar. 2025
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the shape rotators are convinced that computers can outthink us because their own minds are so impoverished.—
Becca Rothfeld,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
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Rohit's captaincy was also in the gun, outfoxed tactically by opposite number Pat Cummins.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In the most iconic scene, he gets outfoxed on the subway by the French drug lord on a subway, playing cat-and-mouse on the platform.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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After a strikeout, Luis Castillo hit a foul fly that Moises Alou jumped for, only to have his efforts thwarted by a fan making a play on the ball himself.—
Steve Svekis,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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This is not the only recent livestock smuggling attempt thwarted at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in California.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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McKibben cautions that if they’re dismissed, minimized or controlled, the child walks away second-guessing themselves.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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After Teddy second-guessed their plan, the doctors pulled it off and ultimately saved Nora.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Outguess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outguess. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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