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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
The measure also outperformed expectations in the conservative-leaning Inland Empire.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The model matched behavior across species and even outperformed the leading Bayesian Causal Inference model while using the same number of adjustable parameters.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
The fashion holding company also outperformed the industry average for GHG emissions by 47 percent, water usage by 62 percent and waste generation by 36 percent.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Local North County school districts in Solana Beach, Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe and the San Dieguito Union School District, well outperformed both the county and the state, placing among the top performing districts in the county.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
The world is experiencing a solar boom that has vastly outperformed expectations and tempered pessimism around climate change.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Consider the Trefis Reinforced Value (RV) Portfolio, which has outperformed its all-cap stocks benchmark (a combination of the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 benchmark indices), delivering robust returns for investors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The treatment also outperformed the existing commercial antivenom, Inoserp PAN-AFRICA, in preventing necrosis and death in mice across all snake species.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
After the chain outperformed the broader restaurant industry in 2024, the sluggish consumer environment finally hit its restaurants this year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The model matched behavior across species and even outperformed the leading Bayesian Causal Inference model while using the same number of adjustable parameters.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
The fashion holding company also outperformed the industry average for GHG emissions by 47 percent, water usage by 62 percent and waste generation by 36 percent.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Local North County school districts in Solana Beach, Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe and the San Dieguito Union School District, well outperformed both the county and the state, placing among the top performing districts in the county.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
The world is experiencing a solar boom that has vastly outperformed expectations and tempered pessimism around climate change.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Consider the Trefis Reinforced Value (RV) Portfolio, which has outperformed its all-cap stocks benchmark (a combination of the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 benchmark indices), delivering robust returns for investors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The treatment also outperformed the existing commercial antivenom, Inoserp PAN-AFRICA, in preventing necrosis and death in mice across all snake species.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
After the chain outperformed the broader restaurant industry in 2024, the sluggish consumer environment finally hit its restaurants this year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
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Saturday's figures surpassed those from Friday, when 1,024 flights were cancelled.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Jones already surpassed his win totals from the past two seasons combined.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The rate of population growth, especially in developing countries, far exceeded the growth of agricultural capacity, and UN and World Bank reports suggested that without dramatic changes, the world was headed toward catastrophic shortages.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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The report cards show 94% of 378 public school districts met, exceeded or significantly exceeded expectations last school year, according to the DPI.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Marks has also topped Hot 100 Songwriters in every calendar year since the chart launched.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prepare to dazzle the crowd with this recipe that's loaded with cheese and topped with breadcrumbs.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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