as in surpassing
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a marketing firm whose innovative ad campaigns have consistently outgunned its rivals'
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The park discipline saw Japan's 15-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa achieve the highest women's park score ever recorded, surpassing reigning world champion Sky Brown.
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Lonnie has plenty stacked against him, not least of all his own son, who is inching closer to surpassing his status in the golf world — people are even starting to call him the Hawk, a torch that had to have been pried out of his father’s hand.
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Temperatures have reached a heat index exceeding 110 degrees.
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Ultimately, every hire should create value equal to or exceeding the investment the company makes in hiring, developing, and compensating them.
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Musk is the richest man in the world – with his net worth eclipsing $1 trillion after the SpaceX IPO – and people want a piece of that track record of success.
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The nine first-round selections marked the most in conference history, eclipsing the previous record of seven set in 2010.
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The game ends 0-0, with Colombia topping the group on seven points and Portugal earning second with five.
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The retailer reported revenue of $3 billion, topping Wall Street estimates, and projected full-year net sales and comparable sales to be in a range of down 2% to flat.
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“Outgunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgunning. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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