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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When betrayal strikes from within, the team must outwit overwhelming odds to survive and escape.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 June 2025 -
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
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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
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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
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The person is not trying to deceive or control, but the behavior still affects others and requires self awareness and growth to correct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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Where was this sense of urgency when the mullahs were attempting to deceive U.N. inspectors while sandbagging U.S. efforts to diplomatically scuttle the country’s nuclear efforts?—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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This article gives her plenty of credit for defeating Sabalenka.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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This will be the second matchup of the season between the two teams, with the Mercury defeating the Sky 94-89 on May 27, 2025.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Advertisement Indiana tried its best to overcome heartbreak in Game 7: Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers’ star point guard who was playing with a calf strain in his right leg, suffered an achilles injury in the first quarter.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 June 2025
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The Thunder overcame two Game 7s en route to the title, and they will now forever be called champions.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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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
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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
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“Outmaneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmaneuver. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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