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
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.
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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
This team was completely outmatched on Sunday.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2025
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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
This team was completely outmatched on Sunday.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatch
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City Hall’s expenses far surpassed its revenues for the past two years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Looney did not play a single minute, having been surpassed in the rotation by Queen and DeAndre Jordan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The complaint, filed in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Duval County, seeks damages exceeding $50,000, not including interest and attorneys’ fees.—
Natalie La Roche Pietri,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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His voice waxed poetic about Louisiana and its beauty while also critiquing the cliches rendered as the only acceptable terms to discuss a place that exceeds description.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Experts see wellness becoming an even bigger category within the beauty space, and everyone is most interested in ways to better their health.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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His 22 per cent accuracy from these crosses is bettered by only 10 players across the league.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Welcome to week 27 of The Athletic’s Premier League predictions challenge, where nobody — not even table-topping Wilfred — saw that Wolves comeback coming.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Plop some plain Greek yogurt into a bowl and top it with berries and a spoonful of almond butter.—
Ashley Oerman,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Outmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatch. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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