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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
But our system outperforms all of them, sometimes by a very large measure.
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
The Trafalgar poll showed that Sherill still outperforms her opponent among women, Black voters, Hispanics and Gen Z voters.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
What’s remained is Cerebras’ insistence that its hardware outperforms graphics processing units, or GPUs, a market that Nvidia dominates but where Advanced Micro Devices is trying to play catch-up.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Meta also launched its superintelligence lab, recruiting talent aggressively with multi-million-dollar job offers, to develop AI that outperforms human intelligence.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
The result is loyal teams, loyal clients and profitability that outperforms high‑volume models without sacrificing community impact.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The show, geared toward a MAGA audience, consistently outperforms all its competitors in linear ratings.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Hilton has made 52 NFL starts in four seasons, handling 5,425 defensive snaps, and will likely man the nickel spot unless Cornell Armstrong, a six-year veteran who has made a career for himself as a special teams contributor, outperforms him.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
The Trafalgar poll showed that Sherill still outperforms her opponent among women, Black voters, Hispanics and Gen Z voters.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
What’s remained is Cerebras’ insistence that its hardware outperforms graphics processing units, or GPUs, a market that Nvidia dominates but where Advanced Micro Devices is trying to play catch-up.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Meta also launched its superintelligence lab, recruiting talent aggressively with multi-million-dollar job offers, to develop AI that outperforms human intelligence.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
The result is loyal teams, loyal clients and profitability that outperforms high‑volume models without sacrificing community impact.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The show, geared toward a MAGA audience, consistently outperforms all its competitors in linear ratings.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Hilton has made 52 NFL starts in four seasons, handling 5,425 defensive snaps, and will likely man the nickel spot unless Cornell Armstrong, a six-year veteran who has made a career for himself as a special teams contributor, outperforms him.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforms
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Extra añejo refers to tequila that has been aged for more than three years, and this new expression from the Last Drop far surpasses that.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Add to that list Inhotim, a sprawling and relatively obscure contemporary art collection in the jungle of the state of Minas Gerais that surpasses any notion of what a museum can be.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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That would occur when the value of a country’s imports far exceeds that of exports, also referred to as a trade deficit.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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In India, youth unemployment already exceeds 16 percent.—
Neel Somani,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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One team tops the current odds for Morant's new team, and that is the Sacramento Kings.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani will lead a city of over 8 million people, the capital of media, finance and much else, whose annual budget tops $116 billion, after outmaneuvering rivals with decades more experience in a race that captured national attention.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, this approach defeats the primary purpose of insurance, which is to protect against catastrophic costs in the event of an unexpected medical crisis.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Haynes defeats Hall in District 2 Shamaiye Haynes maintained a sizable lead over Juanrique Hall in District 2, which covers uptown and west Charlotte.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Outperforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperforms. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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