as in overtakes
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 outpaces
Prioritizing vulnerable children The New Mexico legislation allows the state to create a wait list when demand for assistance outpaces available slots.
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Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Danny, the show explored the friction that happens when a woman outpaces her male colleagues.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
The New Mexico legislation allows the state to create a waitlist when demand for assistance outpaces available slots.
—Morgan Lee, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
That is 10 percentage points higher than when Democrats were asked that same question in August and outpaces Republican excitement by 16 percentage points.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
The country easily outpaces the rest of the developed world in gun deaths and overdoses, both major mortality drivers here that have largely been accepted as the cost of being American.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Takaichi’s popularity outpaces support for her party amid persistent economic pressures.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The growth in typical local paychecks still outpaces the upswing in the cost of living.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
More often than not, the hype outpaces the reality.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Danny, the show explored the friction that happens when a woman outpaces her male colleagues.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
The New Mexico legislation allows the state to create a waitlist when demand for assistance outpaces available slots.
—Morgan Lee, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
That is 10 percentage points higher than when Democrats were asked that same question in August and outpaces Republican excitement by 16 percentage points.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
The country easily outpaces the rest of the developed world in gun deaths and overdoses, both major mortality drivers here that have largely been accepted as the cost of being American.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Takaichi’s popularity outpaces support for her party amid persistent economic pressures.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The growth in typical local paychecks still outpaces the upswing in the cost of living.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
More often than not, the hype outpaces the reality.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaces
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Paranoia overtakes several players who vie for protection.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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When exhaustion overtakes them, something more sinister comes creeping from the shadows.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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And when a disappearance surpasses three months, it's usually considered a long-term case.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
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This surpasses a 250-second record previously held by NASA.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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The solid dramatic framework that Gyllenhaal establishes drives events onward with relentless force, and her film is devilishly clever in its fusion of gothic horror and film-noir tropes.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Most of the time, the engine drives a generator while the battery absorbs and delivers power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images Despite Resy’s rise and buzzy partnerships with high-profile restaurants, OpenTable still significantly outstrips its rival by restaurant count.—
Amelia Lucas,Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps that frustration was also informed by an awareness of some of Cale’s other work, which both outstrips The Unknown in some ways and gives the play an engaging metatextual sheen.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Outpaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaces. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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