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 May built one of the most dominant teams in Big Ten history by outmaneuvering his peers in the transfer portal. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Two generals agreed with Ashley's characterization, stressing the view that on the front lines, Ukraine was outmaneuvering Russia. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Rather than overpowering them with brute force, German forces managed to defeat the French and British forces in the Battle of France (1940) by simply outmaneuvering them. — Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026 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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Tsitsipas, who has been through injury turmoil and a cycle of hiring and firing his father, Apostolos, as his coach, took the Swiss Open title in Gstaad, defeating Belgium’s Raphaël Collignon 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to win his first title in over a year.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Spain reclaimed football's biggest prize on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in a tense World Cup final that delivered high drama both on and off the pitch.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of defeating

Verb

States are acting despite an executive order by Trump aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of AI.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
As Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign targets Russian supply lines, ships and even Moscow’s outskirts, Russia answers with heavy strikes on Ukrainian cities and claims of thwarting massive covert attacks on key air bases.

— Emma Carmichael, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of thwarting

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Those figures, though, are a bit deceiving; infant and childhood mortality dragged them down dramatically.

— Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 30 June 2026
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.

— Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Definition of deceiving

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The biggest event in the sporting calendar drew to a close at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as Spain were crowned world champions for the second time, overcoming Argentina in one of the most dominant finals in recent memory.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Emotional intelligence, particularly self-awareness, is crucial to overcoming it.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

Throughout all the commotion, Romelu Lukaku acted as decoy, holding on to the ball, fooling everyone, including the TV producer, who pulled up a graphic showing his recent penalty record.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Speaking on Harvard Business School’s The Founder Mindset podcast, hosted by senior lecturer and serial entrepreneur Reza Satchu, the Shark Tank investor argued that anyone trying to balance a young company against the rest of their life is fooling themselves.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 June 2026

Definition of fooling

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The grand jury subpoena was filed in April and was almost immediately met with resistance from Fulton County officials, who argued the request was overreaching and came from baseless claims of election fraud six years ago.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026
In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party has opportunistically seized on air-conditioning, portraying it as an urgent quality-of-life issue that moralizing environmentalists and overreaching technocrats have ignored.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of overreaching

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