outpace

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Recent Examples of outpace But if rapid destabilization begins in the coming decades through the controversial runaway process, the consequences could outpace our ability to respond. Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025 The Blue Jackets were outpaced and outclassed, and took their lopsided loss graciously. Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 That was more than the top Democratic candidates individually, but did not quite outpace their joint haul. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 Facing the nation’s leading passer in Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson, TCU’s receivers will serve a key role in the Horned Frogs trying to outpace the Bears. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outpace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
Verb
  • Kingsnorth is surely right that public life has been overtaken by a narrow fixation on data and measurement.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Tall grass also shades weed seedlings, preventing them from expanding and overtaking desirable grass plants, better than short turf.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The aquarium met and surpassed its goal to raise the funds for its sea otter conservation program in less than eight hours, averaging about $100,000 in sales every 15 minutes, MacDonald said.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And in recent weeks the S & P 500 surpassed 6,666 for the first time, registering a ten-bagger since the financial-crisis bottom of 666 set in March 2009.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The politically motivated preemption of the late-night program following host Jimmy Kimmel's brief remarks regarding the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk drove a massive wave of Disney+ subscription cancellations, a new report from the research firm Antenna shows, per The New York Times.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Fortune reports on air traffic controllers who are driving for Uber and DoorDash to make ends meet.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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