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
The company maintains that its self-driving technology statistically outperforms human drivers, and is able to reduce property damage claims and bodily injury claims.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Data from the report also indicated that streaming films with at least somewhat diverse casts tended to outperform in terms of audience and social media engagement.
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Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
For the first time in 15 years, old economy sectors—industrials, energy, defense, real assets—are outperforming on a sustained basis.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Teams with that have high levels of psychological safety outperform those that don’t, she’s found.
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Bob Batchelor,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Data from the report also indicated that streaming films with at least somewhat diverse casts tended to outperform in terms of audience and social media engagement.
—
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
For the first time in 15 years, old economy sectors—industrials, energy, defense, real assets—are outperforming on a sustained basis.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Teams with that have high levels of psychological safety outperform those that don’t, she’s found.
—
Bob Batchelor,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for outperform
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
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Those bags must not exceed 12 inches x 6 inches x 12 inches (30 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm).
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The agreement also includes an option for the city to extend the contract for two additional one-year terms, with costs not to exceed $19,550 annually in 2027 and 2028.
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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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And the resounding manner of Burnham’s win – comprehensively defeating Reform weeks after Labour was routed in local elections – gives him considerable momentum too.
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Scotland, which defeated Haiti 1-0 on the same field last Friday, likely would need to beat or draw Brazil in its group-stage finale in Miami to qualify for the Round of 32.
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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 26 Jun. 2026.
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