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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 outperformed
Revenue in the third quarter of 2025 was also flat at constant exchange, as the Americas and China outperformed other regions.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
While Hubbard has been the team’s top back for more than two years, Dowdle has outperformed the homegrown leader since filling in for him against the Miami Dolphins in Week 5.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
When further trained on human and virus protein interactions, PLM-Interact again outperformed existing models in predicting how viruses interact with host proteins.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
For investors, BofA finds that private equity has notably outperformed the S&P 500 over this period, by six percentage points per year on average.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, thanks to tech stocks.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Basically, Ganzhinov outperformed AlphaEvolve in two out of three cases.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Filled with an electrolyte solution, the resulting supercapacitor not only demonstrated potential for eco- and finance-friendly material usage, but also slightly outperformed traditional materials on one metric.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg recently reported that the S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index has outperformed the S&P 500 even in the face of policy changes hostile to clean energy.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
While Hubbard has been the team’s top back for more than two years, Dowdle has outperformed the homegrown leader since filling in for him against the Miami Dolphins in Week 5.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
When further trained on human and virus protein interactions, PLM-Interact again outperformed existing models in predicting how viruses interact with host proteins.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
For investors, BofA finds that private equity has notably outperformed the S&P 500 over this period, by six percentage points per year on average.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, thanks to tech stocks.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Basically, Ganzhinov outperformed AlphaEvolve in two out of three cases.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Filled with an electrolyte solution, the resulting supercapacitor not only demonstrated potential for eco- and finance-friendly material usage, but also slightly outperformed traditional materials on one metric.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg recently reported that the S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index has outperformed the S&P 500 even in the face of policy changes hostile to clean energy.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
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Last week, however, some investors noticed a change within American, whose fourth-quarter profit forecast surpassed Wall Street analysts' expectations.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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At the beginning of summer, for the first time in months, my daily step count surpassed a mile.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Building on that winning foundation, the 458 Speciale, built from 2013 to 2015, exceeded the limits of any other Ferrari V-8 of the period.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Senior design editor Zoë Sessums states that the Woolroom pillow exceeded her expectations, both in the sleep feel and the production process’s transparency.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
28 Oct. 2025
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Franken-Candy Sundae – Creamy vanilla soft serve topped with Oreo cookie crumbles, purple candy syrup, and purple and green popping candy.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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At the start of the season, nine head coaches were making more than $10 million annually, according to the USA Today head coaches database, and 12 had buyouts totaling more than $40 million, topped by Kirby Smart’s $105 million owed should Georgia decide to can him.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has not defeated Barcelona in La Liga play since October 2021.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Oregon defeated Wisconsin 21-7 in front of 58,940 fans at Autzen Stadium.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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