outperformed

verb

past tense of outperform
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 The Magnificent Seven outperformed, as did memory chip makers. — Sarah Min,sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 The material outperformed a commercial benchmark despite containing roughly half its precious metal content by weight. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 In fact, by some measures, DeepMind even outperformed human forecasters during the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season overall. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 By The Numbers On a per-theater basis, MELANIA outperformed Tom Cruise’s DIGGER by approximately 67%, despite opening in roughly half as many theaters. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Irving has already outperformed his round 4/5 price tag and looks poised for a big game in Dallas, whose rush defense is giving up 150 yards per game and currently ranks 31st in the league. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 The powers that be balked at the sequel’s 48 percent drop from the first installment’s $125 million worldwide gross, which outperformed any and all expectations back in 2017. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Several recent studies have found that AI alone outperformed doctors working alone or doctors working with AI on critical decisions. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 None of the SSDs in these systems significantly outperformed the others. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
  1. surpassed
  2. exceeded
  3. topped
  4. defeated
Verb
  • Apple's market value briefly surpassed Nvidia in July, before falling back below.
    — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Although prices reached record highs for 2026, the statewide average for regular gasoline has not yet surpassed that all-time record.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpassed
Verb
  • The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational.
    — Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For instance, the agency allowed some states to ban enrollees from using food stamps to buy soda and candy, although a federal judge earlier this year ruled that the Agriculture Department exceeded its authority in implementing the rules.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeded
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  • The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks, became an instant hallmark of the mid-2000s, and cemented Ne-Yo’s brand of heartfelt autofiction.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Arsenii Dukhno of Russia, who topped qualifying, bounded out of bounds after overcooking a tumbling sequence and wound up sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of topped
Verb
  • In 2026, Keiko Fujimori narrowly defeated a left-wing candidate to win the Peruvian presidency, while most recently, in Colombia, conservative attorney Abelardo de la Espriella bested left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda.
    — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Since Baker Mayfield signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023, the Panthers have defeated their division rivals just once in the past seven meetings, including Carolina’s 43-13 blowout loss at home Sunday.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeated

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