Thesaurus results for OUTPERFORM

outperform

verb

Definition of outperform

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 That could help explain why Microsoft shares have outperformed Amazon, Alphabet and Meta year to date, despite their sluggish performance in the first six months of the year. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Still, the other laptops, including the much older MSI Raider 18 HX AI, mostly outperformed it in productivity and content-creation tasks. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 Since the company’s public debut, its share price has risen more than 1,700%, outperforming the S&P 500. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Puig expects to outperform the premium beauty market on an organic basis and anticipates adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization margins will remain stable, in line with full-year 2025. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outperform

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Chiquita Canyon’s garbage fire has exceeded 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or beyond boiling and has expanded from approximately 20 acres in 2022 to roughly 90 acres and continuing to grow.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The resulting structure can exceed the dimensions of any single module.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceed

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The Jets started with a win over the Tennessee Titans, nearly beat the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and then topped the AFC North-leading Cleveland Browns.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
With national home prices near record highs and mortgage rates topping 7% in recent weeks, buying a home remains out of reach for many Americans.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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The students led those protests before challenging and defeating Vucic at the early ballot on Sunday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers capped a dominating October on Wednesday night by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 of the World Series.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeat

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Tested on three below-knee amputees, this technique could overcome the limitations of current muscle-signal systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
This front row seat to past moments — including some that involve Ethan — leads Hannah to reflect, break out of her comfort zone and overcome her fear of failure.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

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