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Recent Examples of outguess
No one knows for sure, and older investors are often better served by accepting that uncertainty rather than trying to outguess it.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
With the right guardrails in place, investors don't have to outguess the market.
—Chris Stevens, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
With the right guardrails in place, investors don't have to outguess the market.
—Chris Stevens, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outguess
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Not for the faint-hearted, but catnip for that certain type who’s made a fortune by outsmarting competing hedge fund managers or private equity firms.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The struggle resonated with parents on Reddit, many of whom admitted they have been outsmarted by their own baby gear.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bob Markle was good at outwitting violators.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Rams, seeded 11th, caused an average of 22 turnovers per game with its full-court trapping defense and outwitted everyone in their run from First Four to Final Four.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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These officers can outrun you, outmaneuver you through dense downtown traffic and scout out any funny business in large crowds.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Pancho Villa, the Mexican revolutionary, was labeled as a terrorist and this freedom fighter who’s characterized as this elusive fighter, this person that could outmaneuver American forces.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Digital computers may eventually outthink us, but that will remain all action without experience.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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As loyalties blur and tensions erupt, survival depends on who can outthink – and outgun – everyone else.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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Liv Morgan begged for a tag, but she was outfoxed by a blind tag from Rhea Ripley.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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But even foxes can outfox themselves by their own designs.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
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Officials claimed the drastic measures were needed to thwart Ukrainian drones relying on Russian cellphone internet for navigation as Kyiv tries to strike back during Moscow's 4-year-old full-scale invasion.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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If the law on using a person’s name in a scheme to thwart action by a public agency is not clear enough to support prosecutions, then the law needs to be tightened up — and there is legislation, Senate Bill 1159, aiming to do that.—
Mary Nichols,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Oliver gives Lilly some key words that make her second-guess the plan.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Outguess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outguess. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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