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
But the money, outpaced only by billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer’s self-funding, was not enough.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
As costs continue to outpace wages and retirement incomes, some homeowners are making a high-stakes calculation to go without insurance altogether.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
If price declines outpace output gains, total revenues in affected industries must fall, reducing the income available to workers and other producers despite higher levels of production.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
From 1997-2025, Aquamarine’s total returns outpaced the S&P 500, long seen as the ultimate benchmark for a fund’s success.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 5 June 2026
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
As costs continue to outpace wages and retirement incomes, some homeowners are making a high-stakes calculation to go without insurance altogether.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
If price declines outpace output gains, total revenues in affected industries must fall, reducing the income available to workers and other producers despite higher levels of production.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
From 1997-2025, Aquamarine’s total returns outpaced the S&P 500, long seen as the ultimate benchmark for a fund’s success.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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Capitalistic creep is overtaking live events.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Becerra remained in second place before gaining enough votes to overtake Hilton in the latest results released by election officials.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Since 1990, the number of people living outside their country of birth has nearly doubled, surpassing 300 million worldwide in 2024.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
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Industry sources expect month-over-month growth throughout the first year, with sales projected to surpass eight figures.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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Ties have cooled in recent years between the two sides – while Pyongyang drove closer to Moscow.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Advocates have long criticized the conditions at the Aurora facility, and those complaints — alongside concerns that more facilities could open in the state — helped drive HB 1276’s contents.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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