outperforms

present tense third-person singular of outperform

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Recent Examples of outperforms The Brewers used the momentum from a playoff appearance with Sabathia to help create a consistently competitive organization that constantly outperforms expectations. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Just as Karatsuba’s algorithm only outperforms the grade-school approach when numbers get reasonably large, the Harvey-van der Hoeven algorithm doesn’t pull ahead until the numbers become truly galactic. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026 When one company's AI consistently outperforms another's, that usually traces back to better proprietary data. Anil Chintapalli, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 As the flagship desk speaker in Sonos’ lineup, the Sonos Five provides superb sound quality that outperforms any other smart speaker in its price range. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 24 June 2026 Its total incident rate — a metric that measures the frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses — outperforms the industry average by 14%, the company said. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Scientists have now copied the reptile's swimming motion in an experimental Mars rover that outperforms others in sandy soil. New Atlas, 22 June 2026 The company maintains that its self-driving technology statistically outperforms human drivers, and is able to reduce property damage claims and bodily injury claims. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 Panellists argued that the HDR Vivid standard outperforms DCI on several technical metrics, and noted that the majority of LED screen technology installed globally is manufactured in China. Marcus Lim, Variety, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperforms
Verb
  • Historically, American women had higher rates of labor force participation than did women in most other countries, but Scandinavia now easily surpasses the United States by this metric.
    Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • French President Emmanuel Macron is either tied with former President François Hollande as the most unpopular French president of the past half century, or surpasses him in unpopularity, depending on the poll used.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • The judge also pointed to a sharp rise in concentration as measured in the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), saying the HHI increase for Paramount/WBD exceeds the level necessary to show the merger is likely to enhance market power.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • While production of the Patriot is being ramped up in the United States, demand exceeds supply.
    Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Michael Caine tops Nolan’s re-dial list, with eight collaborations under his belt.
    Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • As well as his tempo-dictating actions on the ball, Rodri also tops the list for counter-pressing wins among all players in this World Cup.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • David overcomes Goliath while Odysseus defeats the cyclops Polyphemus.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Costly defeats If past is prologue, Democratic insiders are right to be concerned.
    David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

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“Outperforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperforms. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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