outpaces

present tense third-person singular of outpace

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outpaces And when adoption outpaces governance, the cracks begin to show. Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The fast-food chain is a household name in the Philippines, where Jollibee often outpaces McDonald's in popularity. Molly Riehl, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Any Chinese threat to hurt Taiwan therefore outpaces what Taiwan could threaten in response. Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026 The aircraft, nicknamed Phantom Twist, rotates up to 25 times per second, a rate that outpaces how quickly our visual system can process sharp detail. New Atlas, 17 July 2026 Those placements are increasingly valuable as demand in certain healthcare fields outpaces the supply of available medical personnel. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Public health departments can decide to confront the toll of alcohol, which outpaces that of opioids in most places, and develop marketing campaigns to oppose the overwhelming messaging from the alcohol industry. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026 The surge even outpaces Micron Technology’s 700% rally over the same time, with makers of memory chips emerging as critical enablers of AI agents. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026 While caution is required as adoption outpaces oversight, AI scribes are often considered a boon to the health industry. Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaces
Verb
  • In Kurzweil’s version, the singularity involves an unmistakable break in which machine intelligence overtakes humanity and technological progress becomes impossible to predict.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • But in most cases, the variant with the biggest edge overtakes the population.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • This level of opposition even surpasses the 53% who oppose building nuclear power plants in their local areas.
    , CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As Nancy Guthrie's status as a missing person surpasses the six-month mark, many are wondering what the future of the investigation will look like.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Under the proposal, a commuter who drives on I-90 from Barrington to work downtown and back 50 weeks a year would be charged $950 in 2027, up from $600 this year.
    Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That Treasury bond specifically drives the direction of consumer lending rates, such as for mortgages, credit cards and personal loans.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Saudi consumer loans grew ninefold since 2000, to 477 billion riyals — a pace that outstrips both population growth and GDP expansion.
    Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • Her playful language scrambles to keep pace with a reality that forever outstrips it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

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“Outpaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaces. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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