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
Small caps The Russell 2000 started 2026 by outperforming the S & P for its longest streak in nearly 30 years .
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Gold has been outperforming stocks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Diversifying and investing in Europe and Asia markets proved a popular theme across the past year, with international stocks outperforming the S&P 500.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Beyond the mainstream hits, a number of independent and arthouse titles are also outperforming expectations at the French box office in the first two months of 2026.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Last year, the Rancho Santa Fe School District achieved the highest California state assessment scores in San Diego County in both the elementary and middle school levels— 85% of students met or exceeded the standards in ELA, well outperforming the county and the state.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Elections since then have shown Democrats outperforming expectations in Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Despite outperforming states like Texas and Missouri in some areas, the high cost of buying a home pushed Colorado’s ranking down.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
The study found that a ceramic coffee mug must be reused between 4 and 32 times before outperforming disposable cups on those measures, which represented faster paybacks than reusable coffee cups made from metal or plastic.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Gold has been outperforming stocks.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Diversifying and investing in Europe and Asia markets proved a popular theme across the past year, with international stocks outperforming the S&P 500.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Beyond the mainstream hits, a number of independent and arthouse titles are also outperforming expectations at the French box office in the first two months of 2026.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Last year, the Rancho Santa Fe School District achieved the highest California state assessment scores in San Diego County in both the elementary and middle school levels— 85% of students met or exceeded the standards in ELA, well outperforming the county and the state.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Elections since then have shown Democrats outperforming expectations in Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Despite outperforming states like Texas and Missouri in some areas, the high cost of buying a home pushed Colorado’s ranking down.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
The study found that a ceramic coffee mug must be reused between 4 and 32 times before outperforming disposable cups on those measures, which represented faster paybacks than reusable coffee cups made from metal or plastic.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforming
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In one high-volume manufacturing evaluation, Rhoda reported that a robot system completed a component-processing workflow in under two minutes per cycle without human intervention, exceeding customer performance targets.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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In practice, silver moves 4% to 6% in a single day, with swings sometimes exceeding 10%, notes Jeremy Mullin, a stock strategist at money management firm Zacks Investment Research in Chicago.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Right now, Wrexham are in a sweet spot, still on an upward trajectory, still surpassing their supporters’ wildest dreams and still — despite their unlikely appeal to the American market — a team so intimately connected to their town and the fans on their doorstep.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In fact, Chin expects the company's DDR5 RDIMM product's gross margin to expand more than 80%, significantly surpassing the HBM margin.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Fairfield University women’s basketball team will head back to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, after defeating Quinnipiac 51-44 Monday night in the MAAC championship game and getting the conference’s automatic berth in Atlantic City.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Bobcats showed flickers of promise, nearly defeating Troy and Georgia Southern in the regular season.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Slovenian superstar scored 22 points in the first quarter, topping 20 in the opening period for the fifth time this season — the most such first quarters in the NBA in one season at least 30 years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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When ready to serve, make the meringue topping.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Outperforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperforming. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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