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
Kroger's delivery sales have grown 20% this year, outpacing its overall digital sales growth.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
The web was meant to be universal, and had already outpaced similar networks.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Part of that was because spending gains outpaced income growth for the month.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Google Cloud, a crucial asset for storing and processing the massive data sets used to train large-language models, is outpacing its peers in terms of growth, according to MoffettNathanson.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
The web was meant to be universal, and had already outpaced similar networks.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Part of that was because spending gains outpaced income growth for the month.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Google Cloud, a crucial asset for storing and processing the massive data sets used to train large-language models, is outpacing its peers in terms of growth, according to MoffettNathanson.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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And as the race entered its final 10 laps, Norris finally got close enough to put pressure on Verstappen, sensing the opportunity to overtake though the Dutch driver ultimately found enough to fend him off.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Seventeen years is pretty old for a bourbon, but in this case the whiskey is not overtaken by bitter tannic oak notes.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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Rival studio estimates are even higher, with some predicting the film could surpass $35 million in its opening weekend.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
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The first movie was a surprise post-quarantine box office success, surpassing $161 million worldwide.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sylvia said fire crews had to access the scene by driving in the wrong direction from 59th Street.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Bouchard is one of the NHL’s most polarizing defensemen, but there’s no denying his elite play-driving numbers on the top pair — even in non-Connor McDavid and non-Leon Draisaitl minutes.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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