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
So, the companies most likely to outperform in the years ahead won't just have the best AI tools.
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Kevin Chan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
But stocks continued to outperform over the long run, even after the dot-com crash and the financial crisis.
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Dan Simms,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
So far, in 2026, luxury experiences continue to outperform personal luxury goods for consumer sentiment by 150%, per Bain data, chiming with a broader departure from ownership to experiences.
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Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
The exciting category consistently outperformed the merely pleasant one.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for outperform
Kevin Chan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
But stocks continued to outperform over the long run, even after the dot-com crash and the financial crisis.
—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
So far, in 2026, luxury experiences continue to outperform personal luxury goods for consumer sentiment by 150%, per Bain data, chiming with a broader departure from ownership to experiences.
—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
The exciting category consistently outperformed the merely pleasant one.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for outperform
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
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Federal prosecutors are investigating Adorni after revelations of luxury travel, new properties and lavish spending that exceed his modest official salary.
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The score generated with the device placed it among the top five in a class of over 100 students, significantly exceeding the average score of 72.
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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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Sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean have topped daily warm records for more than 20 days in June, a precursor to what many scientists expect to be one of the strongest El Niño events on record.
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Their sale section is currently full of the most flattering, buttery-soft leggings, tops that stay breezy and dry during the toughest workouts, and the cutest, most functional jackets.
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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 29 Jun. 2026.
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