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
When experimentation outpaces governance, organizations accumulate invisible risk.
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Kim Bozzella, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
When inflation outpaces that, Cole added, your purchasing power declines.
—Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Investigations become bottlenecks because alert volume increasingly outpaces human reasoning.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Smart investing, however, can build wealth at a rate that outpaces inflation over time.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Americans have already seen what happens when a promising therapy outpaces oversight.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Little’s campaign spending outpaces those two candidates’ earnings combined.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
Today, beef inflation rapidly outpaces regular food inflation due, in part, to severe drought conditions starting in 2022 that raised feed prices and discouraged farmers from breeding cattle.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Illinois has been playing catch-up as technology outpaces the law.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Kim Bozzella, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
When inflation outpaces that, Cole added, your purchasing power declines.
—Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Investigations become bottlenecks because alert volume increasingly outpaces human reasoning.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Smart investing, however, can build wealth at a rate that outpaces inflation over time.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Americans have already seen what happens when a promising therapy outpaces oversight.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Little’s campaign spending outpaces those two candidates’ earnings combined.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
Today, beef inflation rapidly outpaces regular food inflation due, in part, to severe drought conditions starting in 2022 that raised feed prices and discouraged farmers from breeding cattle.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Illinois has been playing catch-up as technology outpaces the law.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaces
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Devers remains the most important piston in the engine block, but the time might be fast approaching when Eldridge overtakes him.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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This milestone overtakes rival OpenAI’s valuation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The claim that more than 80% of the more than 11,000 claims of abuse could be fraudulent has drawn skepticism among some victims and attorneys, who say the number far surpasses what anyone had expected.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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If the population surpasses ten million for two consecutive years, the second measure would kick in, requiring the termination of the Free Movement of Persons agreement, which allows citizens of the European Union to work, study, and live in Switzerland (and vice versa).—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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At a time when corporate values are often reduced to wall art and mission statements, Paul Ingram has spent years studying what actually drives human behavior inside organizations.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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As Legendary’s Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer, Rich drives the global vision of marketing, branding, communications, while focusing on expanding the studio’s business through new technologies in marketing and data analytics.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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That outstrips the net gain of $666 billion investors took home from the last decade of startup investing, says Meghan Reynolds, managing partner at tech fund Altimeter.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Anthropic’s recent Mythos Preview highlights how AI can identify vulnerabilities at a pace that outstrips most organizations’ ability to patch them.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Outpaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaces. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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