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
Executives say Anthropic’s models, hosted on AWS, outperformed OpenAI’s in key areas like generating financial functions in spreadsheets and producing more polished PowerPoint decks.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
But charter schools don’t necessarily outperform their traditional counterparts in Charlotte, new data show.
—David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Although today’s supercomputers outperform the brain in numerical calculations, none yet matches its energy efficiency or its capacity for learning, adaptation, and parallel processing.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025
Countless studies continue to show that companies with diverse leadership teams outperform their peers in innovation, profitability, and market relevance.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
But charter schools don’t necessarily outperform their traditional counterparts in Charlotte, new data show.
—David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Although today’s supercomputers outperform the brain in numerical calculations, none yet matches its energy efficiency or its capacity for learning, adaptation, and parallel processing.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025
Countless studies continue to show that companies with diverse leadership teams outperform their peers in innovation, profitability, and market relevance.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
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Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Open sources estimate that in 2022, UralVagonZavod produced some 60-70 T-90M tanks; by 2023, that may have risen to 140-180; and for 2024, output is estimated to have exceeded 200 units annually.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Employee health costs are likely to surpass $5,000 next year as companies see their biggest cost increases in at least five years, according to projections from Aon.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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During their 27-18 victory over the Commanders at Lambeau Field, however, the Packers surpassed Parsons’ best-case scenario.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas has topped 500 yards in each of its first three games, averaging 568 yards per game.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fan reactions in the comments section suggest Piastri could win everything this season, while some justified their love for pineapple topping on a pizza.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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In 2023-24, Jones had a career year for the Mavericks, who were defeated by the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Finals.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some decisions are prudent, such as the Las Vegas Raiders to defeat the New England Patriots at a nice underdog price.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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How Wi-Fi HaLow Can Help Address These Needs To overcome connectivity gaps in large-scale environmental monitoring, some researchers and technologists are turning to Wi-Fi HaLow.—
Michael De Nil,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The movie adaptation is also rife with metaphors about boys becoming men and overcoming life-or-death circumstances to make it out the other side.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperform. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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