as in exceeded
to be greater, better, or stronger than
believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history
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Recent Examples of outmatched
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.
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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
Despite a strong six-inning performance from Dustin May, the Red Sox, who had to contend with Trevor Rogers for the first seven innings, looked outmatched from the word ‘go’ and fell to their American League East rivals 6-3.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
The Red Sox looked woefully outmatched by teams built to go the distance.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
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
Despite a strong six-inning performance from Dustin May, the Red Sox, who had to contend with Trevor Rogers for the first seven innings, looked outmatched from the word ‘go’ and fell to their American League East rivals 6-3.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
The Red Sox looked woefully outmatched by teams built to go the distance.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatched
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The effort this year far exceeded the $300,000 goal, with about $450,000 raised – another record for the foundation created after Carlson died during an ocean rescue in 2014.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the first quarter of the year, the price of Miami's luxury condos exceeded $1,000 per square foot for the first time in history.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Most preseason projections had Miami in the low 60s for wins, but with 13 games still remaining, the Marlins have already surpassed last year’s total by eight.—
Isaac Azout,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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During their 27-18 victory over the Commanders at Lambeau Field, however, the Packers surpassed Parsons’ best-case scenario.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the battle to usurp the Conservative Party, Robinson is eclipsed by the growing strength of Reform UK, a political party led by Nigel Farage.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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His political capital is limited and he’s been totally eclipsed by Wu.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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The group has topped the charts three times in the past with debut LP Suede (1993), Coming Up (1996) and Head Music (1999).—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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California, Texas, New York, and Florida topped the list, WalletHub said.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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So far, against one former Pac-12 foe (Utah) and two Mountain West Conference schools, UCLA has been utterly outclassed.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sunderland outclassed West Ham before losing 2-0 to Burnley at Turf Moor.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Outmatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatched. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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