as in overtook
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 outpaced
Fulton agreed that rising labor costs, equipment prices, inflation and other unforeseen costs have outpaced the agreements -- potentially leaving Denver taxpayers to make up the difference.
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Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
The findings, published in the medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry, underscore the extent to which the public's embrace of cannabis has outpaced the scientific research.
—Will Stone, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Krishnamoorthi, 52, notably outpaced his rivals in term of fundraising by raking in a $30 million war chest that gave him an early edge.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Leading up to 2025, income growth outpaced rising housing costs after the opposite occurred in 2022 and 2023.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Rapid population growth — including an influx of high-earning tech workers — have driven up housing costs, which have far outpaced local wages and transformed what was once one of Texas’ most accessible big cities into its most expensive.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Lusti outpaced Illinois’ JaCieonna Gero-Holt in the 800 meters by one spot to hold off her fellow freshman.
—ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
For anyone tracking every dollar spent eating out, those numbers reflect a real tension between wanting to do the right thing and feeling like tipping expectations have outpaced the service being provided.
—Ryan Brennan
march 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Even with one fewer GPU core than the original specification, the A18 Pro’s graphics outpaced every one of the budget PC makers’ systems by considerable margins.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
The findings, published in the medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry, underscore the extent to which the public's embrace of cannabis has outpaced the scientific research.
—Will Stone, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Krishnamoorthi, 52, notably outpaced his rivals in term of fundraising by raking in a $30 million war chest that gave him an early edge.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Leading up to 2025, income growth outpaced rising housing costs after the opposite occurred in 2022 and 2023.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Rapid population growth — including an influx of high-earning tech workers — have driven up housing costs, which have far outpaced local wages and transformed what was once one of Texas’ most accessible big cities into its most expensive.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Lusti outpaced Illinois’ JaCieonna Gero-Holt in the 800 meters by one spot to hold off her fellow freshman.
—ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
For anyone tracking every dollar spent eating out, those numbers reflect a real tension between wanting to do the right thing and feeling like tipping expectations have outpaced the service being provided.
—Ryan Brennan
march 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Even with one fewer GPU core than the original specification, the A18 Pro’s graphics outpaced every one of the budget PC makers’ systems by considerable margins.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaced
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And with no buffalo for food, unregulated hunting of everything else overtook the rest of the wild game.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Apple overtook Samsung as the world's top smartphone seller in 2024, ending its roughly 12-year run atop the market.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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A week before the first round of the conference tournament, the event already surpassed its ticket sales from 2025.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Though he's been inconsistent throughout his career, his best stretches have surpassed what McCarthy has shown on the field.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Still, Trump’s words drove oil prices back down to roughly $80 per barrel and allowed American stocks to rally before the markets closed.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cars drove by and many drivers honked their horns in support, waving or raising fists through open windows in solidarity.—
Jodi Bondi Norgaard,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Outpaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaced. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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