as in to outwit
to get the better of through cleverness
outmaneuvered his congressional opponent by co-opting his call for change in Washington
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Recent Examples of outmaneuver
That one of the biggest and most economically central industries got outmaneuvered by a sector that was, until recently, on the fringes speaks to the new pecking order.
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Rachel Witkowski, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Flat, flexible teams outmaneuver rigid command chains.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Way too much time is spent by both parties trying to outmaneuver each other on something that is wrong and unfair.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The arrangement will give Disney more heft at the negotiating table with distributors and new firepower in its effort to outmaneuver streaming rivals.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Witkowski, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Flat, flexible teams outmaneuver rigid command chains.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Way too much time is spent by both parties trying to outmaneuver each other on something that is wrong and unfair.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The arrangement will give Disney more heft at the negotiating table with distributors and new firepower in its effort to outmaneuver streaming rivals.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmaneuver
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Maigret must outwit some of Paris’s most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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But like any virus, RSV has the ability to mutate, so at least one question remained: Could the virus eventually outwit nirsevimab?—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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Successive Iranian rulers believed that dams, deep wells, and inter-basin transfers could outsmart geography and climate.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Body wallet To outsmart Air France’s 12-kilogram carry-on cap, try strapping as much to your body.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Authorities have vowed to step up measures to minimize and thwart the threat posed by drones.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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There had already been one major let-off with Alisson thwarting Yilmaz, who had got in behind the makeshift right-back too easily.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Everton appear locked in a cycle where their starting No 9 flatters to deceive, is left out for the next game, but then the replacement fares little better.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, bank customers aren't always reimbursed when they're hit by some scams, including when they're deceived into making a payment to a con artist, such as in a romance scam.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The high point came in September 2014, when Brækhus defeated Croatian Ivana Habazin to add the IBF welterweight title to her WBA, WBC, and WBO belts – becoming the first woman in any weight division to be recognized as an undisputed champion.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Yankees defeated the rival Boston Red Sox in three games at Yankee Stadium Thursday night, and the Dodgers rolled over the Cincinnati Reds in a pair of lopsided affairs at Dodger Stadium, capped by an 8-4 finale Wednesday.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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For Woodruff, The Green Kitchen was born out of her own healing journey after overcoming the Epstein-Barr virus and heavy metal toxicity through mindful eating and nutrient-dense foods.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The six-week course, according to a syllabus, blends positive thinking with business and money strategies, offering advice on how to outwork the competition, manage ego, overcome failure and set goals — with homework assignments included.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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He was outfoxed, outplayed and frustrated by the calm version of Daniil Medvedev in 2023, and lost in straight sets to Botic van De Zandschulp in the second round last year.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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No doubt remained that I’d been outfoxed.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
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Altman, always the AI optimist, has previously touted AI’s potential to someday outthink humans, but the technology’s past three years of progress since OpenAI kicked off the AI arms race with ChatGPT’s release have shown him this moment could come sooner rather than later.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Geoff Hinton, one of the most influential voices in artificial intelligence, warned that humanity is running out of time to prepare for machines that outthink us.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Outmaneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmaneuver. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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