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
In a note Sunday, Goldman Sachs pointed out that semiconductors have outperformed software by 20 percentage points in last week’s five sessions.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Nevada’s public employee pension system, managing $58 billion with just three investment employees and a strategy built almost entirely around index funds, has outperformed CalPERS since 2000 at a fraction of the cost.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Harris sets his sights on November Despite losing this election, Democrat Shawn Harris far outperformed his own numbers from his race against Marjorie Taylor Greene in 2024 and pushed the needle for Democrats in the district.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
George has far outperformed where he was drafted.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The Penn Medicine study found earplugs outperformed sound machines for blocking environmental noise during sleep.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The Penn Medicine study found earplugs outperformed sound machines for blocking environmental noise.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
In testing, the model significantly outperformed baseline methods.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
European dealmakers outperformed their regional benchmarks and were among the strongest performers globally during the first quarter of 2026.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Nevada’s public employee pension system, managing $58 billion with just three investment employees and a strategy built almost entirely around index funds, has outperformed CalPERS since 2000 at a fraction of the cost.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Harris sets his sights on November Despite losing this election, Democrat Shawn Harris far outperformed his own numbers from his race against Marjorie Taylor Greene in 2024 and pushed the needle for Democrats in the district.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
George has far outperformed where he was drafted.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The Penn Medicine study found earplugs outperformed sound machines for blocking environmental noise during sleep.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The Penn Medicine study found earplugs outperformed sound machines for blocking environmental noise.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
In testing, the model significantly outperformed baseline methods.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
European dealmakers outperformed their regional benchmarks and were among the strongest performers globally during the first quarter of 2026.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperformed
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This rise in fatalities coincides with a record-high detention population, which recently surpassed 70,000 people in federal immigration custody.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The season finale audience was up 30% from the previous week and surpassed the Season 1 finale in 2019, which earned 530,000 viewers.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Released in July 2001, Legally Blonde quickly exceeded expectations, becoming both a box office hit and a cultural touchstone.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Their share of total cathode output consistently exceeded 70% through late 2025 and into the new year, marking a structural shift in manufacturing priorities.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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The 76ers won the season-opener by one point, then topped Boston in November by two points.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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For more than a decade, Singapore has topped The Economist’s own cost-of-living index (sometimes alone and other times sharing the distinction).—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bennedict Mathurin had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists off the bench, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 115-110 on Sunday to set up a rematch in the play-in tournament.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Cologne eased its Bundesliga relegation worries on Sunday, Stuttgart took another step toward Champions League qualification and Freiburg defeated Mainz 1-0 away in a duel between European contenders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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