outmatched

past tense of outmatch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outmatched Five days earlier, Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike’s victory in the opening team time trial had suggested the Dutch squad may have the ability to match UAE — in Pogačar’s two Tour defeats, his team was comprehensively outmatched. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The incident also suggests that cybersecurity defenses designed to stop human hackers may be outmatched by AI agents capable of searching for vulnerabilities and acting at machine speed. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 While a combined Stripe-PayPal would still be outmatched by Global Payments and JPMorgan, combining forces would help both companies compete. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 The Thunder was outmatched by a Memphis team that features multiple second- and third-year pros who have played (or will play) significant minutes. Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026 Throughout their interview, Maher seemed outmatched, with Vance talking circles around him. Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 June 2026 Now, though, summer in the south is so brutal that centuries of architectural trickery is being outmatched, and in the north, houses designed to retain heat during the winter have become furnaces in sweltering summers. Frank Andrews, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Most importantly, Towns neutralized Spurs megastar Victor Wembanyama, who looked outmatched almost each time dealing with the Knicks star in the first half. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026 Although the British and French entered the war with more tanks and heavier designs than the Germans, they were outmatched in terms of speed and maneuverability. Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatched
Verb
  • In all districts in Tarrant County combined, 41% of students met or exceeded grade level, data shows.
    Samuel O’Neal July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • Along the Adriatic coast, once abundant with mussels, nearly all have died off because of the sea temperatures that at times have exceeded 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • On Wednesday local time, his net worth surpassed $300 billion, ranking him second on the Forbes Billionaires List, behind only Elon Musk.
    , CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Cases in the state have surpassed 11,000, including 193 hospitalizations.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fairbanks will see about 37% of the sun eclipsed by the moon, Maine about 28%, Boston about 16%, and New York City about 10%.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the somewhat convoluted progress of Mitchell’s script, their ego war is eventually eclipsed by fears there’s a genuine murderer on the loose — perhaps even an actual vampire.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The breakfast buffet features Japanese items like vegetable curry, onsen eggs, natto and miso soup, along with fluffy taro pancakes topped with coconut or guava syrup, quiches and local fruits.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The song, which also topped the charts in more than a dozen countries, won three Grammy Awards in 2012 including record of the year, song of the year and best short form music video.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wales was far stronger than the all-local team that was thrashed 73-0 by South Africa last November in Cardiff, and still outclassed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • But in the semifinals, England squandered a late 1-0 lead to Lionel Messi and Argentina, and France — a tournament favorite —was outclassed 2-0 by Spain.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

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“Outmatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatched. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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