as in to overtake
to go or grow faster than (something)
Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades. The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.
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Recent Examples of outpace
Mark Makela/Getty Images A separate report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that child care costs have outpaced inflation by 220 percent since 1990.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Deepened efficiency gains would be a huge climate win—so long as the increase in usage doesn’t outpace the increase in efficiency.
—Justin Worland, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
Games played, home runs, OPS … every stat but batting average (.244 as a Brewer, .254 as a Ray), Adames’ totals in Milwaukee outpaced his production as a Ray.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
In fact, her compensation is below that of her counterparts in New York City and Las Vegas, even though Orlando welcomed 75 million visitors in 2024 — outpacing both markets.
—Ed Gilbert, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Deepened efficiency gains would be a huge climate win—so long as the increase in usage doesn’t outpace the increase in efficiency.
—Justin Worland, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
Games played, home runs, OPS … every stat but batting average (.244 as a Brewer, .254 as a Ray), Adames’ totals in Milwaukee outpaced his production as a Ray.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
In fact, her compensation is below that of her counterparts in New York City and Las Vegas, even though Orlando welcomed 75 million visitors in 2024 — outpacing both markets.
—Ed Gilbert, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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The Seattle Mariners have overtaken the Houston Astros atop the AL West.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, GPUs emerged as the preferred hardware, only to be later overtaken by FPGAs and eventually ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits).—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Employee health costs are likely to surpass $5,000 next year as companies see their biggest cost increases in at least five years, according to projections from Aon.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
13 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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Elsewhere, a strange new trend has started, seeing users stitch together clips of Jeremiah from various episodes into horror film-like videos, driving home the message that this is not just another cute, curly-haired college student but a malevolent Disney villain.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Discover the fascinating economics driving billion-dollar industries.—
thehustle.co,
thehustle.co,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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