outperformed

past tense of outperform

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Recent Examples of outperformed But he was outperformed citywide, leaving Palisades voters with a choice some liken to picking the lesser of two evils. Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 These agents powered through the challenges — a few even outperformed 2025 — thanks to social media, innovative partnerships and a love of the game. Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Chelsea wildly outperformed their statistics, which Leeds actually matched. Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 This is a fascinating culmination of an encouraging summer for Nabers, who outperformed recovery timelines and expectations but also has the ability to negotiate a contract extension after this season. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Sep. 2026 There's been a lot of talk this summer about the great software comeback, and IGV has certainly outperformed. Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 Union County students also outperformed their peers statewide across major demographic groups. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 Not only that, but semaglutide outperformed dieting in terms of maintaining memory and keeping blood sugar in check. Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 And finally, the Cheesecake Factory’s stock appears to have outperformed Nvidia’s so far this year. Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
Verb
  • More than 1,355 F-35s are currently operational worldwide, and the fleet has surpassed 1 million flight hours while operating from 42 bases.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lake Mary’s freshman quarterback Max Campbell surpassed 200 yards passing with a 41-yard throw to Kel Gainer.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Growth in the value of goods sold on Mercari's marketplace in the second half of fiscal 2026 exceeded expectations, while a recovery across multiple categories could support double-digit growth, the bank added.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Confitex said Intertek testing found its washable products matched or exceeded the absorbency of disposable equivalents.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Erosion along the 3-mile shoreline topped 60% in August and narrowed the beach to a point even Tybee lifers professed to have never seen.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The 10-year Treasury yield topped 5% this past week, hitting the highest level since 2007 and blowing way past forecasts for borrowing costs over the next decade.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In 2022, Hoover defeated sitting legislator Ken Cooley by just 1 percentage point in a race that took days to call.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night in Arlington, followed shortly by the completion of the Houston Astros’ 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in Houston.
    Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Outperformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperformed. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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