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
All three of Wall Street's major averages were outperformed by various major indexes located elsewhere in the world.
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Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Fox News Channel ended the second quarter with a strong ratings delivery in June, leading not just every network in cable TV in prime time, but outperforming CBS and NBC as well.
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Mark Joyella,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The move comes as beauty continues to outperform many other retail categories, despite cautious consumer spending.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
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Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Fox News Channel ended the second quarter with a strong ratings delivery in June, leading not just every network in cable TV in prime time, but outperforming CBS and NBC as well.
—
Mark Joyella,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The move comes as beauty continues to outperform many other retail categories, despite cautious consumer spending.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
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And by the 12th year, this number rises to $113,000, exceeding the median salary for graduate degree-holders in the state, according to the data released by the UC’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department.
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Revenue from golf and resort properties exceeded $500 million in 2025, rising about 15% from the previous year, according to the filing.
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Gas and diesel prices didn’t surpass their 2022 highs.
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Since her passing, Sonoma County experienced the most destructive wildfires in California history in 2017, only for another, more destructive fire to surpass it a year later.
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Conversely, Hardaway has topped 70 games each of the past four seasons.
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When the job market was booming from mid-2021 to mid-2023 after COVID-19 lockdowns, gross monthly hiring regularly topped 6 million.
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Huffines defeated Kelly Hancock, a longtime Abbott ally who the governor appointed to the seat in July.
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In the early matchups, Ecuador upset Germany, Ivory Coast beat Curaçao 2-0, the Netherlands defeated Tunisia 3-1, and Japan and Sweden tied 1-1.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperform. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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