outmaneuvered

verb

past tense of outmaneuver
as in defeated
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 outmaneuvered In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The series will also recreate pivotal moments from Carlos’ life, while Carr examines how Carlos outmaneuvered intelligence services before being captured. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 24 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 Soon, the European LNGs might find themselves being outmaneuvered by others, such as China. — Ike Brannon, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 Beyond Curaçao, regulators have largely fumbled in their efforts to rein in the offshore casino sector, outmaneuvered by nimble operators who exploit the gap between national laws and enforcement power. — Cecilia D'anastasio, Bloomberg, 27 Feb. 2026 Paramount, which was outmaneuvered by Netflix last December, has received a warmer response from WBD this week and the two media companies are continuing to negotiate. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmaneuvered
  1. defeated
  2. outwitted
  3. outsmarted
  4. deceived
  5. thwarted
  6. outfoxed
  7. fooled
  8. overreached
Verb
  • Norway defeated Brazil, while England emerged victorious against Mexico, taking them both through to the quarter-finals.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Without a pole, hook, or tree to climb, squirrels are left defeated and bereft.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
Definition of defeated
Verb
  • Towering over the town is another, much bigger, Venetian fort, the Palamidhi (named after Palamedes, Nafplio’s legendarily clever local hero, who outwitted Odysseus and, well, didn’t live long enough to regret it).
    — Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Twenty-six years ago, students treated a visit by then-President Bill Clinton as a challenge, and outwitted the Secret Service by secretly rigging a banner to unfurl at an inopportune moment.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of outwitted
Verb
  • Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
    — Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The world’s leading superpower was outsmarted by Iran, perhaps because Iran’s secretary of defense took his job seriously.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of outsmarted
Verb
  • Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring with a spectacular cross-shot that deceived Jordan Pickford and, although Jude Bellingham struck back for England in first-half stoppage time, Norway looked the more likely winners as the second period wore on.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Only after this second handover did my father realize he had been deceived.
    — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • On top of that, there was a terror attack plot at one of her concerts in Vienna in 2024, which was thwarted.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 July 2026
  • While they were successfully thwarted, the country’s Cyber Security Council noted that cybercriminals are increasingly using AI to develop more advanced techniques.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of thwarted
Verb
  • Liv Morgan begged for a tag, but she was outfoxed by a blind tag from Rhea Ripley.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • No doubt remained that I’d been outfoxed.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of outfoxed
Verb
  • Don’t be fooled by their jaw-dropping price; the flats boast a luxe look thanks to their low profile and—of course—glove silhouette.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • The fluffy blooms on mimosa trees (Albizia julibrissin) look pretty in pink, but don’t be fooled by their dainty appearance.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • Ultimately, Judge Darwin ruled in favor of the California Gaming Association, reaffirming its argument that the Bureau of Gambling Control overreached by attempting to impose new regulations.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The defense argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government had overreached.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of overreached

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