as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history
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Recent Examples of outmatch
Ambitions often vastly outmatched what was technically feasible or economically sustainable.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Hollywood has a new queen bee, and the money made from her movie portfolio outmatches the market caps of billion-dollar companies like Alaska Airlines and H&R Block.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Their roster height averages 6-foot-2 and the shorter Trojans were outmatched.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes have a good enough resume to get an at-large berth, but to do so would probably have to surpass Notre Dame (which Miami beat early in the season) or else Alabama (badly outmatched in a 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC championship game Saturday).
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Hollywood has a new queen bee, and the money made from her movie portfolio outmatches the market caps of billion-dollar companies like Alaska Airlines and H&R Block.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Their roster height averages 6-foot-2 and the shorter Trojans were outmatched.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes have a good enough resume to get an at-large berth, but to do so would probably have to surpass Notre Dame (which Miami beat early in the season) or else Alabama (badly outmatched in a 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC championship game Saturday).
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatch
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Forecasters are expecting 95-degree heat in Pasadena, San Gabriel and Burbank, surpassing single-day temperature records of 92, 93 and 93 degrees, respectively, set in 2007.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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DeRozan went 17 of 22 from the field and 5 of 5 at the free-throw line to surpass his previous season high of 37 points while passing Tim Duncan for 18th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Demand for copper also exceeds reserves, making Peruvian stocks the beneficiaries of existing structural and supply constraints.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2026
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Impact cratering is a short-time, high-energy geological event in which conditions are created that exceed conditions of nuclear bomb explosions.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Patients are in a tug-of-war with a technology that could better their health, or compromise it.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026
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Teams have to respect Moore’s speed, athleticism and downfield reception ability, and that certainly helped to better the overall passing environment.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The legislation aims to ease the nation’s housing shortage and lower costs — issues that top the list of voter concerns.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Alcaraz — who has opened 2026 by winning 16 straight matches — topped Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 to move within two rounds of his third title in four years at the ATP Masters 1000 event just outside of Palm Springs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Outmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatch. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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