outperforming

present participle of outperform

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outperforming The stock was also outperforming the Nikkei 225 on Friday morning, which was up roughly 1%. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026 This disparity highlights just how much the upper end of Broward’s housing market is outperforming the rest. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Now a new bot called Instinct is outperforming the AI giants. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2026 Novartis said the drug did not meet its primary endpoint of outperforming placebo on improving video hand opening time, or vHOT, a measure of the hand’s ability to relax after squeezing. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026 Some of the districts outperforming the state included Glastonbury, Andover, Ansonia, Bloomfield, East Hartford, Danbury, Lisbon, Essex, Woodbridge, Weston, Farmington, and Simsbury. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 But another poll, an Emerson College poll, actually showed Secretary of State Marco Rubio outperforming Vice President JD Vance. — NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforming
Verb
  • When someone makes a charitable payment and receives goods or services in return, the deductible portion is generally limited to the amount exceeding the value of the benefit received.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • For many in the industry, a tentpole feature is one that costs more than $100 million to produce, often exceeding $200 million or $250 million, and that drives significant traffic to movie theaters.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In 1969, the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare declared that Chattanooga had the worst air pollution in the country, with dangerous particulate matter surpassing the federal safety level threefold.
    — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Dream recorded 13 steals, raising their season total to a WNBA record of 374 and surpassing the mark set by the 2009 Indiana Fever, according to the team.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Cougars have a bye week after defeating former TCU quarterback Hauss Hejny and Colorado State 41-23 on Saturday.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The campaign also places particular emphasis on technologies capable of defeating drones while minimizing collateral damage.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Diesel costs, in particular, have almost doubled, topping $6 a gallon, according to AAA.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • BlackBerry reported adjusted earnings of 7 cents per share, topping the 4 cents expected from analysts polled by FactSet.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Outperforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperforming. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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