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
Superintelligence is broadly defined as a type of artificial intelligence capable of outperforming the entirety of humanity at most cognitive tasks.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 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
Social media consumers are accustomed to blurry, low-quality cellphone videos amassing millions of views, often outperforming polished content.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
By the looks of it, Solstice has a solid industry-leading business with a track record of outperforming its peer group.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Which Sacramento County districts performed the best The data show that only two of Sacramento County’s six major school districts are outperforming the state average in terms of students meeting California ELA and math standards — Folsom Cordova Unified and Elk Grove Unified.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Researchers used a chemical-mixing lab robot and machine learning to test formulas, and their proprietary AI accurately predicted which combinations would succeed, outperforming existing deep neural networks.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Early returns showed Grijalva outperforming her Republican opponent by a roughly 2-to-1 margin.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Tested under stringent conditions, the new material endured more than 90,000 operating cycles, which is the equivalent of 25,000 hours of continuous truck operation, while still outperforming current DOE targets.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 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
Social media consumers are accustomed to blurry, low-quality cellphone videos amassing millions of views, often outperforming polished content.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
By the looks of it, Solstice has a solid industry-leading business with a track record of outperforming its peer group.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Which Sacramento County districts performed the best The data show that only two of Sacramento County’s six major school districts are outperforming the state average in terms of students meeting California ELA and math standards — Folsom Cordova Unified and Elk Grove Unified.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Researchers used a chemical-mixing lab robot and machine learning to test formulas, and their proprietary AI accurately predicted which combinations would succeed, outperforming existing deep neural networks.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Early returns showed Grijalva outperforming her Republican opponent by a roughly 2-to-1 margin.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Tested under stringent conditions, the new material endured more than 90,000 operating cycles, which is the equivalent of 25,000 hours of continuous truck operation, while still outperforming current DOE targets.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforming
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Two Milwaukee Democrats want to install technology in repeat reckless drivers' cars to prevent them from exceeding speed limits, similar to breathalyzer devices for OWI offenders.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The complaint refers to offers exceeding $100,000 related to licensing and promotion of trading cards for Brown, who is a junior.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Gold has seen historic gains in 2025, its more-than-50% surge surpassing previous volatile periods such as after the September 11 attacks, the 2008 financial crisis or even the Covid-19 pandemic.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even as Westward was forced to file for Chapter 11, the distillery’s sales continued to grow by 53 percent through the end of September (compared to the same period last year), surpassing total sales for 2024.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
21 Oct. 2025
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Behind Wemby's strong contributions, the Spurs also won their first three games, defeating the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, and New Orleans Pelicans.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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But then, in the second group phase — consisting of four groups of three, in the first 24-team World Cup — Italy exploded into life despite a very tough draw, defeating holders Argentina and favourites Brazil.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The trio has been taking their chart-topping song on the road for live performances on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese marque just announced on Tuesday that the range-topping U9 Xtreme is the fastest production EV in Nürburgring Nordschleife history.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Outperforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperforming. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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