outmaneuvered

past tense of outmaneuver

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outmaneuvered The encounter took place less than two weeks after a confrontation at another South China Sea hot spot—Scarborough Shoal—that saw a Chinese navy destroyer and a China coast guard ship collide after being outmaneuvered by a smaller Philippine coast guard cutter. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 Errani and Vavassori outmaneuvered the Top 5 singles players. Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmaneuvered
Verb
  • And after Detroit defeated Green Bay, 34-31, in Week 14 last season, many Packers talked about wanting to see the Lions again in the postseason.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The team defeated the 49ers, 20-3, in front of a record-setting crowd.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This solution also outsmarted existing industry tools like Gurobi on large-scale delivery simulations.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • While many followers recognized the scam early on, some were deceived and suffered financial loss.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kohberger ultimately accepted a plea deal, avoiding the death penalty and receiving four consecutive life sentences, plus additional years, a move that split the victims’ families between those who welcome closure to those who say justice was thwarted.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the growing momentum in support of a ban, there's still significant opposition to it — the same opposition that has thwarted past attempts to enact limits on congressional stock trading beyond those contained in the 2012 STOCK Act.
    Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • No doubt remained that I’d been outfoxed.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And don’t be fooled by their small size — these dishes hold a surprising amount of food.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The dust of Ogunleye, the crooked end of the street, the large canal by my uncle’s shop, the small stream of water that flowed behind our house into the large canal at the other end of the street, the foul smell that overcame the street the first time, the getting used to, the boys.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu were among the A-list Plastics, but Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori’s true partnership overcame the glamorous singles invaders.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Outmaneuvered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmaneuvered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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