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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
Verb
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When the organization behind the heist sniffs him out, he's got to outsmart them.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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This led to residents trying to outsmart the clever birds by putting weights on the lids to prevent the cockatoos from digging through the trash.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
Verb
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When betrayal strikes from within, the team must outwit overwhelming odds to survive and escape.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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But Black Bag is electrifying, with Soderbergh operating in his God mode — portraying highly competent people attempting to outwit one another in beautiful clothes, the light practically bending to their beauty and banter.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Either way, in a world where everything can be faked — intelligence, emotion, even purpose — the real danger isn’t that AI will outthink us.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 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
Verb
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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
Verb
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Bill Daly is a former FBI investigator who worked to thwart terror attacks and dealt with foreign counterintelligence.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Nena Farrell The Best Bike Locks and Ebike Locks Our favorite bike locks for every ride, including new locks designed to thwart angle grinders.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
21 June 2025
Verb
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The Trump administration argued courts can't second-guess the president's decisions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2025
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The administration argued that courts cannot second-guess the president's decisions.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Outguess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outguess. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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