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
Ohio was outmatched by a bigger, stronger and more athletic Ohio State defense, but defensive coordinator Matt Patricia put together a strong game plan, and the defensive line plus linebacker Arvell Reese executed it to perfection.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
RoboSense’s Airy, a close rival, delivers similar performance but is slightly outmatched by the JT.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Running back Rashad Amos provided a spark with 69 rushing yards, and wide receiver Javon Robinson caught a 52-yard touchdown pass, but the Panthers were outmatched across the board and must regroup quickly.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Despite the decline in the overall immigrant population, the United States continues to have more immigrants than any other country, but it is outmatched by several other countries that have higher proportions of immigrants in their populations.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
RoboSense’s Airy, a close rival, delivers similar performance but is slightly outmatched by the JT.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Running back Rashad Amos provided a spark with 69 rushing yards, and wide receiver Javon Robinson caught a 52-yard touchdown pass, but the Panthers were outmatched across the board and must regroup quickly.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Despite the decline in the overall immigrant population, the United States continues to have more immigrants than any other country, but it is outmatched by several other countries that have higher proportions of immigrants in their populations.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatch
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Rival studio estimates are even higher, with some predicting the film could surpass $35 million in its opening weekend.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
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The first movie was a surprise post-quarantine box office success, surpassing $161 million worldwide.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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Nylander needs to replicate and probably exceed last season’s 45-goal campaign.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Collier said costs can easily exceed that in the most severe flood situations.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Still, from the back end of the secondary, Byard, the 10th-year safety and team captain, appreciated a player investing daily to better himself.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But throughout each phase of photography, Petsch imposed her will in order to better the product on the screen.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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McCaffrey is on pace for 132 receptions and 1,315 receiving yards, which would top his own reception record (116) and Del Shofner’s receiving yards record for a back (1,097).—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Watson topped the look off with a brown suede coat.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Outmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatch. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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