outperformed

past tense of outperform

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Recent Examples of outperformed Bitcoin rose first and lifted the broader market, but Solana has outperformed many other altcoins, a catchall term for tokens other than Bitcoin. Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The 20-day has turned up and appears to be crossing the 50, and LVS has outperformed the S&P since the beginning of H2 26; those who want to try to call the rebound early should probably consider calls for the job. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 While the starters had a respectable showing against Washington’s backups, Miami’s backups bled out for most of Friday night’s game, which followed a scrimmage where the Dolphins’ offense and defense were outperformed by the Commanders. Omar Kelly august 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 While Nike has issues with some international markets, such as Europe and China, Konik said, even a year ago, that in running, Swoosh’s Vomero Plus has outperformed On’s Cloudsurfer Max due to broader appeal. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 In the June primaries, Wahab outperformed runner-up Hernandez. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 The companies that consistently outperformed their peers shared many of the same characteristics. Joseph K. Hopkins, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Even though mFlusiva outperformed the traditional flu shot in a late-stage clinical trial, its approval was not a sure thing. Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
Verb
  • However, safety measures improved quickly, and no worker has surpassed that annual limit since 2013.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The studio’s plan is to ideally attach Hudson and McConaughey to reprise their roles from the original feature that surpassed $177 million at the global box office.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One of the most striking details in Samsung's latest earnings report is that its operating profit significantly exceeded market expectations.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The 70% preliminary expectation wildly exceeded projections for fiscal 2028 revenue of roughly $570 billion, or 44% growth from fiscal 2027 (the current year).
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jones and Feliciano won their introductory press conference Monday, creating a level of engagement and connection that topped even the public introductions of Moores and Lucchino in 1995 and the Seidler-Ron Fowler group in 2012.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Nature zones, calm corners, and community hangouts topped the list of spaces people wanted.
    Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In Saturday’s semifinals, Pegula beat defending champion Iga Swiatek and Gauff defeated Sara Bejlek to set up the first all-American women’s final at the Cincinnati Open in 56 years.
    Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • India is leading the two-match series having defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first match in Galle.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Outperformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperformed. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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