Thesaurus results for OUTMANEUVERING

outmaneuvering

verb

present participle of outmaneuver

as in defeating

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 outmaneuvering The Strategic Powerhouses These names are inspired by women who lead with their minds, outmaneuvering everyone in the room. —

Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 Feb. 2026 Ian Terry won Big Brother season 14 at just 21 years old, becoming the show’s youngest champion after outmaneuvering veteran players with a quiet — but highly calculated — game. —

Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026 Mamdani will lead a city of over 8 million people, the capital of media, finance and much else, whose annual budget tops $116 billion, after outmaneuvering rivals with decades more experience in a race that captured national attention. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025 Relay is a smart, small-scale espionage film focused on operatives outmaneuvering one another. —

Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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Swalwell won his congressional race, defeating a 40-year incumbent more than double his age, and grew his national profile by connecting with young voters on social media.

— Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
In all, according to a tally from AdImpact, nearly $7 million has been spent on TV ads this year in Indiana state senate races, the bulk of it aimed at defeating the Republicans who voted against the redrawn congressional maps.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 May 2026