outmatches

verb

present tense third-person singular of outmatch
as in surpasses
to be greater, better, or stronger than believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history

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Recent Examples of outmatches 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. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatches
  1. surpasses
  2. exceeds
  3. eclipses
  4. tops
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  • But first, welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham stuns in a backless halter top and then surpasses Caitlin Clark in social media followers.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Wells Fargo reported the pipeline of weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
Verb
  • The International Monetary Fund expects the Iranian economy to contract by more than 5% this year, while inflation for food exceeds 100% and unemployment rises.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese models now carry more than 60% of the platform’s traffic, which exceeds 20 trillion tokens a week.
    — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • The toll eclipses that of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The toll eclipses that of the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipses
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  • Burns said a panel of judges selected by the library reads each entry and then comes to a consensus on which piece tops the list, as well as what finished second and third.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Gibson tops the area’s Top 100 players to watch list after rushing for 2,263 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tops

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“Outmatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatches. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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