outperformed

past tense of outperform

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Recent Examples of outperformed Sales teams that included a manager outperformed teams without one by 5% to 13%, which meant an extra US$13 million in yearly revenue at the company in question. — Daniel E. Chavez, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 The resulting adhesive reportedly outperformed heavy-duty duct tape in adhesion strength. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 CoreWeave popped more than 6% Monday as the broader AI trade outperformed to start the week. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 In telecoms, in payments, in logistics, the platforms that integrated across technologies consistently outperformed the specialists over longtime horizons. — Yariv Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
Verb
  • This marks the third time that Universal has surpassed $5 billion globally, with the most recent coming in 2017.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Three of the five pics that surpassed $1B (Michael being one of them) were released by Universal.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Its guidance for non-GAAP operating income also exceeded expectations.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Moore claims she was deprived of a fair hearing and that the arbitrator exceeded permissible authority and disregarded the law.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The reunion becomes even stranger when Constance prepares for a dark holiday celebration, with Kai Anderson (Evan Peters) from Cult helping decorate a black Christmas tree topped with a pentagram.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • If that’s too much steak for you, share a six-ounce sirloin appetizer that comes topped with Gorgonzola for $20.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Drake Lindsey tossed three touchdowns in the first half to three different receivers and Minnesota defeated Washington 27-24 on Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Orange Order is named after William of Orange, a Protestant prince of Holland who defeated the Catholic King James to take over the British throne in the 17th century.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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

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