outperform

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Recent Examples of outperform The district took the overall lead in Tarrant County in third-grade math — 88% performing on grade level — but was outperformed by the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts in third-grade reading. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025 The report states that multiple European countries, including France, the UK, Ireland, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece, outperformed their 2023 figures. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 June 2025 These more nuanced neutral earth tones outperformed softer, cooler tones that buyers are used to seeing. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025 Recent research confirms that employees with high emotional intelligence (EQ) outperform their peers in leadership, teamwork, and overall workplace effectiveness. William Arruda, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for outperform
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
Verb
  • That deal could have reached as high as £89m (€100m) were subsequent clauses met; the amounts guaranteed on the sale of Wirtz have already exceeded that figure.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • Annual interest payments now already exceed $1 trillion, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has called it a red flag.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The market could surpass those previous records on Friday or early next week, analysts told CBS MoneyWatch.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Several Toyota models topped iSeeCars' list of vehicles most likely to reach 250,000 miles or more.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • The Lakers have plenty to address this offseason, but shoring up the center spot tops the list.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Mullins defeated Zhelezniakova via TKO in 2022 on an Ares card.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • This article gives her plenty of credit for defeating Sabalenka.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Indiana tried its best to overcome heartbreak in Game 7: Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers’ star point guard who was playing with a calf strain in his right leg, suffered an achilles injury in the first quarter.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 23 June 2025
  • The Thunder overcame two Game 7s en route to the title, and they will now forever be called champions.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperform. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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