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 brand’s growth in France and Germany, up 15 percent and 29 percent, respectively, outpaced third quarter running footwear growth of 9 percent in France and 23 percent in Germany.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Wages outpaced inflation, especially for lower-income workers.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
In its first year, Sale e Pepe is already outpacing their first born in terms of sales, with around 30 Chinese stockists for Spring/Summer 2026.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
And with a two-second read time, the Sizzle outpaces cheaper generic models, which typically take four seconds or more.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Wages outpaced inflation, especially for lower-income workers.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
In its first year, Sale e Pepe is already outpacing their first born in terms of sales, with around 30 Chinese stockists for Spring/Summer 2026.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
And with a two-second read time, the Sizzle outpaces cheaper generic models, which typically take four seconds or more.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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So, for me, that was the creation of the Anti-American Speech Committee, which is a government panel essentially designed to prosecute artists for holding views or creating work that resists basically the fascist state that has overtaken the American government.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Barring a sudden spurt in Sunday State Farm spend, Mahomes is in danger of being overtaken by MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani (82 in-game New Balance airings) and Eli Manning.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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And the 39-point advantage goes down as the Heat’s biggest halftime lead in franchise history, surpassing a 34-point halftime lead against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 29, 2024.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the beginning of summer, for the first time in months, my daily step count surpassed a mile.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Holcomb had driven all the way from Heber Springs with her daughter at the prospect of free food.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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