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
In the five years to 2024, Africa’s banking sector outperformed every other region.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Supporters argue these markets can sometimes outperform traditional polling by aggregating large volumes of independent bets.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
One study published in July 2024 found that when OpenAI’s GPT‑4 examined the medical information of 100 patients in an emergency room, the AI was able to diagnose them with 97 percent accuracy, outperforming resident physicians.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Readers can see the full HQ performance metrics and 5 reasons why HQ outperformed.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Supporters argue these markets can sometimes outperform traditional polling by aggregating large volumes of independent bets.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
One study published in July 2024 found that when OpenAI’s GPT‑4 examined the medical information of 100 patients in an emergency room, the AI was able to diagnose them with 97 percent accuracy, outperforming resident physicians.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Readers can see the full HQ performance metrics and 5 reasons why HQ outperformed.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
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On a night where Clay Holmes was dominant, tossing seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts, Roupp exceeded his minuscule margin of error.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Fort Collins, there was a record-high temperature that exceeded the record-high April temperature as well.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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He's commuted for nearly four years, but recently the spikes of gas have increased, surpassing his monthly budget.—
Kara St. Cyr,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The project was such a big hit that the Russos and Hargrave had to bring its main character back from the dead (Hemsworth’s Rake seemed to have died at the end of the first film) for the second installment, which surpassed the streaming numbers of the first pic.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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Schroder was whistled for a technical seven seconds later then Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson — a former Warriors top assistant — received a technical.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, sales topped $210 million for both adult-use marijuana and hemp-derived THC products, which have been around much longer.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In his March Madness brackets, Obama has the Arizona Wildcats men defeating the Duke Blue Devils (who have already been upset) and UConn's women's team winning it all.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Wolverines defeated the Mustangs in state semis last year and in 2021 and 2025 and won state title games against Grapevine in 2018 and 2022.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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But Neuer helped Freiburg build the 2-0 lead that Bayern had to overcome.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Denver overcame 30 points from Toumani Camara, who hit eight of the Blazers' franchise-record 25 3-pointers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperform. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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