outperforms

verb

present tense third-person singular of outperform
as in surpasses
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 outperforms Its growth significantly outperforms the CDMO cosmetic market. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 And yet Miller consistently outperforms the players who should sit above him on the depth chart. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 That prestigious index, which tracks the exchange’s 100 largest non-financial companies, is volatile but consistently outperforms the much broader S&P 500. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Mississippi spends $12,000 yet outperforms New York in fourth-grade mathematics and reading. — Zilvinas "z" Silenas, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026 The handset runs Xiaomi’s in-house XRing O3 AI processor, which Lei said outperforms Apple’s A19 Pro in responsiveness. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 The same principle underlies brainwriting, a technique that reliably outperforms conventional brainstorming. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Dozens of shoppers say Milani Conceal + Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation outperforms products five times as expensive. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 28 July 2026 The new model outperforms Fable 5 on tasks like knowledge work, novel problem solving, and agentic search. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforms
  1. surpasses
  2. exceeds
  3. tops
  4. defeats
Verb
  • Their second record is somewhat sleeker—no song surpasses five minutes—but packs considerable emotion into these tighter forms.
    — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Tarrant County saw a dip in early voters on Wednesday, but the number of people turning out locally still surpasses Texas’ last midterm election.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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  • Proposition 40 creates a one-time, 5% tax on Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The plaintiffs argued that Trump’s order exceeds his presidential authority and violates the Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Privacy Act.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of exceeds
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  • Stephen Curry tops the Sportico list with $123 million, including $60 million off the court.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But as more shoppers lean on that convenience, food safety experts are pointing out that not every pre-cut fruit or vegetable is created equal, and one popular melon tops their list of concerns.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tops
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  • In the final race of his career, 3-year-old Man O War defeats 1919 Triple Crown winner Sir Barton in a match race, the Kenilworth Park Gold Cup.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • This eventually defeats Other Mommy, leaving the happy family of three intact — even though there’s subtext that Bela will always have a little discomfort around her mother.
    — William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeats

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