as in surpassed
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
Burnham outperformed expectations, however, giving Labour strategists hope that the party can reconnect with voters before the next national elections, which could change the makeup of the House of Commons and give another party a chance to take the reins.
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Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The top portfolios also outperformed the market.
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Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
David Zwirner told ARTnews the gallery had made a total of 57 sales by late afternoon, including preview sales, which also outperformed its previous year at the fair.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
While Wells Fargo and many of its peers have struggled, Club holding Goldman Sachs has outperformed, climbing more than 24% year to date, after securing a slew of big-name deals , including a lead position in bringing SpaceX 's initial public offering to market.
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Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Pritchard, a longtime teacher and deputy to county supervisors, received significant support in the district’s rural areas and narrowly outperformed Vega in Woodland precincts, county data show.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
As of Thursday, Sánchez and her fellow Democratic candidates had collectively outperformed Clemmons by a wide margin.
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Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Since the crash, bitcoin hasn’t recovered while other assets like stocks and gold have outperformed.
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John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Across all votes reported in the June 2 primary since the close of election night counting, Raman had outperformed both Bass and Pratt through Sunday, gaining 43,000 votes on Pratt and increasing her overall share of the vote by about 5 points.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The top portfolios also outperformed the market.
—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
David Zwirner told ARTnews the gallery had made a total of 57 sales by late afternoon, including preview sales, which also outperformed its previous year at the fair.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
While Wells Fargo and many of its peers have struggled, Club holding Goldman Sachs has outperformed, climbing more than 24% year to date, after securing a slew of big-name deals , including a lead position in bringing SpaceX 's initial public offering to market.
—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Pritchard, a longtime teacher and deputy to county supervisors, received significant support in the district’s rural areas and narrowly outperformed Vega in Woodland precincts, county data show.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
As of Thursday, Sánchez and her fellow Democratic candidates had collectively outperformed Clemmons by a wide margin.
—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Since the crash, bitcoin hasn’t recovered while other assets like stocks and gold have outperformed.
—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Across all votes reported in the June 2 primary since the close of election night counting, Raman had outperformed both Bass and Pratt through Sunday, gaining 43,000 votes on Pratt and increasing her overall share of the vote by about 5 points.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
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The search has now surpassed the first 72 hours –– the most critical window for finding survivors.
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But, in the decades that followed, other cities caught up and eventually surpassed New York; one of them was Ibiza, where clubs like Pacha showed vacationing Europeans how to rave all night.
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The county did not clarify if the mixing zone had been exceeded.
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Spending in California has generally exceeded revenue growth during Newsom’s tenure in the governor’s office, creating a chronic shortfall.
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Fans sang the 1971 anthem in unison after the USMNT topped Australia 2-0, perhaps becoming a new tradition for soccer fans.
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So do savings accounts, CDs and gold, the asset classes that topped the Gallup poll at times in the Great Recession era.
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Earlier in the episode, when Daemon and the Rivermen defeated the Lannisters, Ser Simon rewarded them with wine from the cellars.
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Against the odds, our founders defeated a monarchy and created what would become the richest, freest, and most powerful country the world has ever seen.
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