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
Ineffective policies for the EV market could mirror the loss of the solar energy industry, says Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, where too-late action left America outpaced and China controlling more than 80 percent of the world’s solar panels.
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Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Gulf sovereign funds have outpaced their global peers in dealmaking despite lower oil prices straining government finances and Saudi Arabia prioritising domestic projects.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Her return was always going to generate a lot of interest, but considering the circumstances, DRAMA outpaced reasonable expectations in its debut week.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 30 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
Still, given that the video has only been online for one day, and is likely to remain a topic of national discourse for some time, the video will continue accruing viewership, and has certainly outpaced recent monologues by a large factor.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Youngism, the set of stereotypes and practices that discount younger workers as unreliable, lazy and disloyal, has outpaced any other type of ageism — and the economic impacts are startling.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
But the demand greatly outpaced the supply.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Gulf sovereign funds have outpaced their global peers in dealmaking despite lower oil prices straining government finances and Saudi Arabia prioritising domestic projects.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Her return was always going to generate a lot of interest, but considering the circumstances, DRAMA outpaced reasonable expectations in its debut week.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 30 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
Still, given that the video has only been online for one day, and is likely to remain a topic of national discourse for some time, the video will continue accruing viewership, and has certainly outpaced recent monologues by a large factor.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Youngism, the set of stereotypes and practices that discount younger workers as unreliable, lazy and disloyal, has outpaced any other type of ageism — and the economic impacts are startling.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
But the demand greatly outpaced the supply.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaced
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The reality of the twins’ situation overtook her life in every way, Alisha describes.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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When Wilson overtook Flynn as Seattle's starting quarterback in 2012, Flynn had just signed a three-year, $26 million contract.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kincaid easily surpassed his previous career high in yards, reaching the 100-yard mark for the first time in the NFL.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile the death toll of Israel’s ensuing campaign in Gaza has since surpassed 66,000, according to the Associated Press.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the 1970s, experiments by James Gould and collaborators drove a new consensus.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Oct. 2025
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About 10 minutes later, a suspect drove onto the grass near 14 Mile and Van Dyke and struck two pedestrians before fleeing the scene.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Outpaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaced. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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