outperforming

present participle of outperform

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Recent Examples of outperforming The original movie, which premiered on February 21, delivered 625k adults 25+ in Live+Same Day viewing, outperforming Lifetime’s FY26 original-movie premiere average by 54%. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 Democrats are even outperforming Republicans in Sumter County, home of The Villages and a bastion of conservative politics. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 The latest cells can retain around 90 percent of their nominal capacity at temperatures as low as -40°C (-40°F), outperforming conventional lithium-ion chemistries, particularly LFP. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026 Today, the event has evolved into the world’s largest online and physical shopping event, consistently outperforming Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 That's when the Brewers' incredible penchant for outperforming on batting average on balls in play reared its gigantic head yet again. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Since the company’s public debut, its share price has risen more than 1,700%, outperforming the S&P 500. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Divide one asset by another, like semis by the S & P 500 , and the line rises only when the first is outperforming. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Cassegrain forecasts double-digit growth in 2026, outperforming the luxury average. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforming
Verb
  • Bianco’s representative last week filed a claim for damages exceeding $10,000.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Apple's new foldable iPhone Duo is off to a strong start, with delivery wait times exceeding three months.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Millions of Americans had already cast their ballots, with early voting turnout surpassing the last midterm in 2022.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Mitchell was up to four 3-pointers by halftime, already surpassing his previous season high, closing a 4 of 4 on 3-pointers.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Rams find the end zone late in the second quarter after a sluggish start and don’t look back, defeating the Chargers 24-9 to improve to 4-4 on the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The matchup was billed as a rematch of Super Bowl LX, which Seattle won in February by defeating New England 29-10 to claim the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • For 37-year-old Brown, that success included another Grammy win, chart-topping hits and a stadium tour — his first.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The resulting hybrid powertrain pumps out a very impressive 907 horses, significantly more than the 631 hp produced by even the range-topping Huracán models, the Performante and EVO.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Outperforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperforming. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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