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 researchers reported that EpiPad outperformed the other two approaches in both error rate and efficiency. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026 The five-year lookback period is one of the few time spans shy of 25 years over which the Nasdaq Composite has not outperformed the S&P 500. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026 In my experience, campaigns built around a genuine human story have consistently outperformed those built around product features alone. — Kylie Slavik, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 The researchers found that, in terms of detecting faint exoplanets, FLIP outperformed conventional image-processing techniques two to 15 times. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026 The team found that the ARC score matched or outperformed standard risk measures, including amyloid and tau biomarkers as well as genetic testing, in spotting early decline. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Before Paris, at New York and Milan fashion weeks, Filipino talent also outperformed. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026 Lawson said Amendment 3 outperformed a nationwide shift to the left, and blamed the loss on out-of-state donors contributing to the opposition. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 That weekend in is in line with Evil Dead Rise and M3GAN and outperformed all other key comps including Smile, Weapons and The Black Phone. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
  1. surpassed
  2. exceeded
  3. topped
  4. defeated
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  • Coastal flooding damaged 114 homes and other structures last month as tides surpassed 8 feet, officials said at the meeting.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But that didn’t lead to consistent scoring, as the team has surpassed 17 points in a game just once this season.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of surpassed
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  • Turnout exceeded 82% in the historic 1983 general election that made Harold Washington mayor.
    — Ashley Hartman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The heat index inside the prison exceeded the conditions outside about 80% of the time, according to the order.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of exceeded
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  • Each cookie is aptly named with a phrase or word that’s related to baseball, like the sluggers sourdough, a version of a chocolate chip cookie that Amber makes with sourdough and brown butter and is topped with flaky sea salt.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Alex Rounaghi, Sue Kempf and Mark Orgill topped the nine-candidate field from the close of polls on Tuesday and, as of Friday’s update on ballot counting in the county remain in the lead.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of topped
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  • In the northwest suburban 8th District, Krishnamoorthi will hand the seat back to fellow centrist Melissa Bean, who also defeated more progressive candidates in the primary.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Pulido defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz, who took jabs at his showbiz background during her campaign.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of defeated

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“Outperformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperformed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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