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Recent Examples of outmatched
Their roster height averages 6-foot-2 and the shorter Trojans were outmatched.
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Aaron Glenn gets more time The New York Jets (3-13) looked outmatched against the New England Patriots on Sunday, but Jets coach Aaron Glenn isn’t expected to lose his job.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 3 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
Or the fact that CeeDee Lamb — albeit, a top-five receiver — simply outmatched KC cornerback Trent McDuffie throughout the afternoon.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
Heights was outmatched by John Tyler as Campbell rushed for 183 yards and four TDs on 18 carries in a 34-12 win.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
They’re outmatched by the size of the hundreds of superheroes that are in every town across the country, who have been given authority over the police.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The Atlanta Falcons outmatched the Bills in every aspect of Monday's game, outgaining the Bills by over 150 yards while also playing mistake-free football.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Aaron Glenn gets more time The New York Jets (3-13) looked outmatched against the New England Patriots on Sunday, but Jets coach Aaron Glenn isn’t expected to lose his job.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 3 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
Or the fact that CeeDee Lamb — albeit, a top-five receiver — simply outmatched KC cornerback Trent McDuffie throughout the afternoon.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
Heights was outmatched by John Tyler as Campbell rushed for 183 yards and four TDs on 18 carries in a 34-12 win.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
They’re outmatched by the size of the hundreds of superheroes that are in every town across the country, who have been given authority over the police.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The Atlanta Falcons outmatched the Bills in every aspect of Monday's game, outgaining the Bills by over 150 yards while also playing mistake-free football.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatched
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The company said the Series F funding round had exceeded a $15B target, with investors including Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX and Baron Capital Group, along with previous investors Nvidia and Cisco Investments.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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As of late 2025, cumulative shipments of the 587Ah platform have exceeded 2 GWh.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's figures surpassed those from Friday, when 1,024 flights were cancelled.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Jones already surpassed his win totals from the past two seasons combined.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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That record was eclipsed by the 2015 NHL Winter Classic with 15,000 fans, and smashed even further by Taylor’s Swift’s The Eras Tour in 2023 as 23,400 Swifties boarded VTA light rail.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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It was eclipsed by BYD, which took the title.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Micro bangs These cheeky micro bangs topped our experts’ predictions for 2026.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Jadon Beatty scored 20 points, Jack Olinto added 18 points and Marty McDonagh put up 12 points as Archbishop Williams topped Bishop Fenwick 82-58 in a Catholic Central League matchup.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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Alabama was outclassed one week after an impressive road win over Oklahoma, managing just 151 yards before the meaningless final minutes of this blowout.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Alabama was outclassed one week after an impressive road win over Oklahoma, managing just 151 yards before the meaningless final minutes of the Tide’s biggest blowout loss since September 1998.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Outmatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatched. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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