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
Instead, deployment simply outpaced fundraising.
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Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The company touted that its growth outpaced losses from Middle East disruptions in March.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Owen Carr, chief marketing officer for Spreetail, agreed that the speed of technology has outpaced social and legal norms.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Over the one-year period that ended in February, gains in the South Bay greatly outpaced the rest of the region and state.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Krasner was also the third woman ever to receive a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, after Georgia O’Keefe in the 1940s and Louise Bourgeois in the 1980s—a reminder that institutional recognition has long outpaced market confidence.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The technology has outpaced the infrastructure needed to use it safely.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Closures have far outpaced the opening of new rural hospitals during this period.
—Daniel R. George, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The company touted that its growth outpaced losses from Middle East disruptions in March.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Owen Carr, chief marketing officer for Spreetail, agreed that the speed of technology has outpaced social and legal norms.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Over the one-year period that ended in February, gains in the South Bay greatly outpaced the rest of the region and state.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Krasner was also the third woman ever to receive a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, after Georgia O’Keefe in the 1940s and Louise Bourgeois in the 1980s—a reminder that institutional recognition has long outpaced market confidence.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The technology has outpaced the infrastructure needed to use it safely.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Closures have far outpaced the opening of new rural hospitals during this period.
—Daniel R. George, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaced
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Erceg quickly overtook Carlos Estévez as Kansas City’s closer, but his peripherals suggest a shaky ride lies ahead.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Acuff overtook Day for the most points in an SEC game, but Day still has the record for steals in a league game -- seven against Vanderbilt in 1992.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This rise in fatalities coincides with a record-high detention population, which recently surpassed 70,000 people in federal immigration custody.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The season finale audience was up 30% from the previous week and surpassed the Season 1 finale in 2019, which earned 530,000 viewers.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Izzo, meanwhile, drove in two runs with a groundout and a sacrifice fly.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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The lack of information drove Congress last year to pass the bill forcing the DOJ to release the Epstein files.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Outpaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaced. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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