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
Make no mistake, the Seahawks outpaced even their own timeline, so there’s expectation for improvement.
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Jeff Howe, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Texas students also outpaced Tarrant students in this metric with 43% meeting grade level in math, which is one point higher than last year.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
All that extra supply has outpaced demand.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 16 June 2026
In the last couple of years, the number of craft brewery closures has outpaced new openings.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Forest degradation, driven by wildfires, logging and drought, affects about 40% of the Amazon and has outpaced clear-cutting in recent years.
—Gabriela Sa Pessoa, Fortune, 12 June 2026
This 21% increase over 2024, significantly outpaced the average global rate of 5% growth.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Bores, an Upper East Side assemblyman, outpaced Lasher, who represents the Upper West Side, by a similar margin in the same period, while Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg raised about $600,000.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Their companies’ earnings outpaced that with a 13% gain, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Jeff Howe, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Texas students also outpaced Tarrant students in this metric with 43% meeting grade level in math, which is one point higher than last year.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
All that extra supply has outpaced demand.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 16 June 2026
In the last couple of years, the number of craft brewery closures has outpaced new openings.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Forest degradation, driven by wildfires, logging and drought, affects about 40% of the Amazon and has outpaced clear-cutting in recent years.
—Gabriela Sa Pessoa, Fortune, 12 June 2026
This 21% increase over 2024, significantly outpaced the average global rate of 5% growth.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Bores, an Upper East Side assemblyman, outpaced Lasher, who represents the Upper West Side, by a similar margin in the same period, while Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg raised about $600,000.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Their companies’ earnings outpaced that with a 13% gain, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaced
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The matchup emerged after Raman erased a roughly 40,000-vote election night deficit against Pratt and overtook him in subsequent ballot count updates.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The automaker based in southern China overtook Tesla last year as the world’s biggest EV maker by sales.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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In the sixth inning, Kansas City Royals star Salvador Perez surpassed Hall of Famer George Brett with his 137th career home run at the club’s home venue.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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None of the Senate candidates surpassed the 50% threshold required to win, and Ossoff and Warnock headed to a January 2021 runoff against their Republican opponents.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Verb
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During the off-season, a board member drove by Harris Roads Field, home of the Ypsilanti National Little League, and made an alarming discovery.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Larnach drove the game’s second pitch 425 feet deep into the right-field seats.—
Staff,
Twin Cities,
17 June 2026
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“Outpaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaced. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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