as in overtaking
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 outpacing
The price of gold topped $3,500 per troy ounce for the first time in history on Tuesday, the latest milestone in an especially strong 2025 that has seen the metal gain some 35 percent while outpacing both stock indexes and major cryptocurrencies.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Shares of Applied Materials and KLA fell in New York trading on Tuesday, as did depositary receipts for ASML, with losses outpacing declines in the broader market.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike gradual technological progress, these developments may trigger sudden shifts in the landscape of human-machine interaction, potentially outpacing our adaptive capacity.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
By 2012, Democrats were outpacing Republicans 23%-19%, in choosing mail-in voting, and 21% of independents voted by mail, according to the data from Stewart.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Oracle has jumped 34%, outperforming most of its peers and well outpacing the major indexes.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
This laptop performed well in both productivity and gaming tasks, outpacing competitors like the Acer Predator Helios 18 and Razer Blade 16 in the former and falling just behind them in the latter.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Republicans had roughly $80 million in cash on hand at the end of June, far outpacing the $15 million Democrats had in the bank.
—Francesca Chambers, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Speaking at the opening of the factory, NATO Chief Mark Rutte, who has long warned the Kremlin war machine was outpacing Europe’s, said the continent’s capacity to produce artillery ammunition was six times bigger than just two years ago.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Shares of Applied Materials and KLA fell in New York trading on Tuesday, as did depositary receipts for ASML, with losses outpacing declines in the broader market.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike gradual technological progress, these developments may trigger sudden shifts in the landscape of human-machine interaction, potentially outpacing our adaptive capacity.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
By 2012, Democrats were outpacing Republicans 23%-19%, in choosing mail-in voting, and 21% of independents voted by mail, according to the data from Stewart.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Oracle has jumped 34%, outperforming most of its peers and well outpacing the major indexes.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
This laptop performed well in both productivity and gaming tasks, outpacing competitors like the Acer Predator Helios 18 and Razer Blade 16 in the former and falling just behind them in the latter.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Republicans had roughly $80 million in cash on hand at the end of June, far outpacing the $15 million Democrats had in the bank.
—Francesca Chambers, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Speaking at the opening of the factory, NATO Chief Mark Rutte, who has long warned the Kremlin war machine was outpacing Europe’s, said the continent’s capacity to produce artillery ammunition was six times bigger than just two years ago.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpacing
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Oracle founder Larry Ellison tops the list with $276 billion, overtaking Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($253 billion).—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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San Diego’s odds of October success also hinge on chasing down the Dodgers, or at least overtaking the Chicago Cubs for the top wild-card spot.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Most good thrillers escalate gradually, with each twist surpassing the last.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Oracle on Wednesday jumped from being the 13th-most valuable company in the S&P 500 to the 10th most-valuable, surpassing the market value of Eli Lilly (LLY), Walmart (WMT) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM).—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Good Fortune follows Reeves as an angel, Gabriel, tasked by his boss, Martha (Sandra Oh), with stopping humans from dying while texting and driving.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Avoid using phones or other distracting behaviors while driving in a work zone.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Outpacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpacing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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