as in to exceed
to do or perform better than (someone or something)
The car consistently outperforms all other vehicles in its class. outperforming the competition
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Recent Examples of outperform
But there are promising signs: a program that offers coco de mer seeds to locals for planting outperformed all expectations, and new trees are beginning to sprout.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
The extent of Mamdani’s success, leading by 7 points in the first round of ranked choice voting after almost no poll showed him ahead, is a result not just of his strengths but outperforming expectations with groups believed to be his weaknesses.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 26 June 2025
In a world where startups are pressured to grow at all costs, the companies that build with intention and humanity on a strong cultural spine will likely outperform in the long term.
—Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
What To Know Since sanctions were imposed following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia's economy had outperformed early predictions.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
The extent of Mamdani’s success, leading by 7 points in the first round of ranked choice voting after almost no poll showed him ahead, is a result not just of his strengths but outperforming expectations with groups believed to be his weaknesses.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 26 June 2025
In a world where startups are pressured to grow at all costs, the companies that build with intention and humanity on a strong cultural spine will likely outperform in the long term.
—Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
What To Know Since sanctions were imposed following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia's economy had outperformed early predictions.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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In 2023, Luckin’s revenue in China exceeded what Starbucks made there for the first time, bouncing back from an accounting scandal that got Luckin booted from the Nasdaq in 2020.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Despite Israel’s qualitatively effective defenses, an underlying quantitative war attrition was at play that threatened to degrade Israel’s position over time: Iranian stocks of MRBM-class missiles likely exceeded the number of anti-MRBM interceptors possessed by Israel (ie. Arrow-2 and 3).—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Meanwhile, a 2024 forecast by Research and Markets estimates the digital education sector will surpass $80 billion by 2030, driven by microlearning and online skill monetization.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The market could surpass those previous records on Friday or early next week, analysts told CBS MoneyWatch.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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Joya wasn’t with us that day; my mother had handed me enough heavy coins to purchase it from a trinket stand in Trafalgar Square, where long white poles around Nelson’s Column were festooned with regal banners and topped with crowns.—
Jhumpa Lahiri,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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On the Soundtracks chart, where KPop Demon Hunters enters at No. 1, the album is the first from a Netflix program to top the list in over two years — since Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Volume 4, re-entered atop the list dated Nov. 19, 2022, for its first week at No. 1.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
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The Italian became the first man or woman from her country to defeat a top-3 seed at Wimbledon since the Open Era began in 1968.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Before the Thunder captured the coveted Larry O'Brien Trophy by defeating the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals, only two players in league history had previously won league MVP and Finals MVP trophies in the same season.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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There can be ways to overcome the objections of the people who are concerned that new technology will make their jobs obsolete.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Meanwhile, a college in the U.K. has now stepped up and started offering classes on making and taking phone calls to help Gen Z overcome this fear.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperform. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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