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
The budget’s growth has outpaced population increases and often outpaced inflation.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 14 June 2025
Its growth this year has outpaced gains in the broad S&P 500 stock index.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 12 June 2025
YouTube consistently ranks as the top streamer in the U.S., far outpacing its competitors, including Netflix, in terms of monthly average usage time.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 June 2025
That explosive economic growth will be energy-intensive and outpace population growth, resulting in higher per capita energy consumption as wealth increases.
—Allan Marks, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 14 June 2025
Its growth this year has outpaced gains in the broad S&P 500 stock index.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 12 June 2025
YouTube consistently ranks as the top streamer in the U.S., far outpacing its competitors, including Netflix, in terms of monthly average usage time.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 June 2025
That explosive economic growth will be energy-intensive and outpace population growth, resulting in higher per capita energy consumption as wealth increases.
—Allan Marks, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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About thirty years ago, Sonny was an ascendant Formula 1 star—cue many hilarious, grainy video clips of a younger Pitt, with a resplendent golden mullet—until his dreams were dashed by a near-fatal accident, during an attempt to overtake the three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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Earlier this week, Nielsen reported that streaming recently overtook broadcast and cable viewing combined for the first time since Nielsen began tracking this data in May 2021.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Meanwhile, a 2024 forecast by Research and Markets estimates the digital education sector will surpass $80 billion by 2030, driven by microlearning and online skill monetization.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The market could surpass those previous records on Friday or early next week, analysts told CBS MoneyWatch.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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One lectured me once, another taught me how to drive, another changed my tire, and so on.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Blood drives at credit union The San Diego County Credit Union and the San Diego Blood Bank will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 30 at four locations in the county.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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