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
Two generals agreed with Ashley's characterization, stressing the view that on the front lines, Ukraine was outmaneuvering Russia.
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Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Infantino endured another lesson in the limits of his facile brand of diplomacy in Vancouver, when he was outmaneuvered by Jibril Rajoub, the 73-year-old president of the Palestinian Football Association, who had asked to address the congress.
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Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
But in the case of the stork, the bird saw the drone and outmaneuvered it.
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David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The auteur can now cross another genre off his bucket list with The Samurai and the Prisoner (Kokurojo), a stately and rather stagy historical mystery set during the 16th century, at a time when warring clans fought and outmaneuvered each other for control of the land.
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Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Infantino endured another lesson in the limits of his facile brand of diplomacy in Vancouver, when he was outmaneuvered by Jibril Rajoub, the 73-year-old president of the Palestinian Football Association, who had asked to address the congress.
—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
But in the case of the stork, the bird saw the drone and outmaneuvered it.
—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The auteur can now cross another genre off his bucket list with The Samurai and the Prisoner (Kokurojo), a stately and rather stagy historical mystery set during the 16th century, at a time when warring clans fought and outmaneuvered each other for control of the land.
—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmaneuver
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Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.
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Out of the first 3,000 participants, only three adults managed to outwit the kids and win the million-dollar grand prize.
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The world’s leading superpower was outsmarted by Iran, perhaps because Iran’s secretary of defense took his job seriously.
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Meanwhile, Tyreese is outsmarted by the Terminus Tiger Fan, who grabs baby Judith and threatens to snap her neck unless Tyreese walks unarmed into a herd of walkers outside.
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The group’s open letter calls on Bonta to take action to thwart the Ellison expansion effort.
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Nicolas Pepe had a shot from roughly 10 yards out that was thwarted by Norway goalkeeper Orjan Haskjold Nyland with his leg.
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Appearance, though, can be deceiving, but luckily, this shed is still packed with smart features and a clever design that will keep all your belongings safe.
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Here, however, the joke is that appearances can be deceiving — or to be more specific, that trying to act like a character in a movie is a reckless, unwise thing to do.
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Huffines defeated Kelly Hancock, a longtime Abbott ally who the governor appointed to the seat in July.
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In the early matchups, Ecuador upset Germany, Ivory Coast beat Curaçao 2-0, the Netherlands defeated Tunisia 3-1, and Japan and Sweden tied 1-1.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.
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Liv Morgan begged for a tag, but she was outfoxed by a blind tag from Rhea Ripley.
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But even foxes can outfox themselves by their own designs.
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Digital computers may eventually outthink us, but that will remain all action without experience.
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As loyalties blur and tensions erupt, survival depends on who can outthink – and outgun – everyone else.
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“Outmaneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmaneuver. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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