as in exceeding
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 outperforming
The fundamentals are attractive and becoming even more so, outperforming the bulk warehouse sector.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The results fueled Democratic optimism after a year of uncertainty about the party’s future, with Democrats outperforming expectations in key races.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For context, last week Kering Eyewear posted a 6 percent increase in third-quarter organic sales, outperforming the French group’s luxury brands.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
By September, the film had reached nearly 300 million views, outperforming every other title in the history of Netflix.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
On a monthly basis, listings dipped 2%, outperforming the historical average of a 9% tumble heading into the fall.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Only in 2024 did models begin outperforming humans, and by 2025, as previously mentioned, ChatGPT was fooling judges more than 70 percent of the time.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
The Minnesota congresswoman was re-elected to her fourth term by a double-digit margin last November, scoring her biggest victory yet and outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket.
—Charlotte Alter, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
This is one of the many recently outperforming sectors that sold off overnight, including AI, robotics, and consumer plays.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Diana Olick, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The results fueled Democratic optimism after a year of uncertainty about the party’s future, with Democrats outperforming expectations in key races.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For context, last week Kering Eyewear posted a 6 percent increase in third-quarter organic sales, outperforming the French group’s luxury brands.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
By September, the film had reached nearly 300 million views, outperforming every other title in the history of Netflix.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
On a monthly basis, listings dipped 2%, outperforming the historical average of a 9% tumble heading into the fall.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Only in 2024 did models begin outperforming humans, and by 2025, as previously mentioned, ChatGPT was fooling judges more than 70 percent of the time.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
The Minnesota congresswoman was re-elected to her fourth term by a double-digit margin last November, scoring her biggest victory yet and outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket.
—Charlotte Alter, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
This is one of the many recently outperforming sectors that sold off overnight, including AI, robotics, and consumer plays.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforming
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The Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that coastal areas from Hue to Dak Lak may be hit by waves of up to 26 feet and a storm surge of up to 2 feet in addition to high winds, possibly exceeding 84 miles per hour.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In addition to earnings-per-share and revenue in the third quarter exceeding expectations, sales and adjusted operating income in the company's biotechnology and diagnostics segments advanced year over year and beat expectations.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 85-point margin of victory marked a Hornets program record, surpassing the 71-point, 86-15 rout of San Francisco State in 1974.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Perez is just 15 home runs shy of surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett (317 homers) for the most in franchise history.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Polls show the race tightening as Mamdani looks to hold his lead after defeating Cuomo in a stunning upset in the June primary.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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His team fell one win — one run — short of defeating baseball’s behemoth in the World Series.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Companies added 42,000 jobs for the month, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Within that, prestige revenue was down 4 percent, just topping $1 billion.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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