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Recent Examples of outrace
The commanding heights of power are populated by pedestrian thinkers as technology, including artificial intelligence, continues to outrace moral or philosophical wisdom.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
But at the end of the day, Republicans are very worried about the fact that Democrats just completely keep outracing them.
—ABC News, 22 Sep. 2024
Doyle caught it in stride at St. Viator’s 40-yard line and outraced two defenders to the end zone.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2024
Case reeled in the pass and then outraced everyone to the endzone for a 75-yard TD reception.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
But at the end of the day, Republicans are very worried about the fact that Democrats just completely keep outracing them.
—ABC News, 22 Sep. 2024
Doyle caught it in stride at St. Viator’s 40-yard line and outraced two defenders to the end zone.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2024
Case reeled in the pass and then outraced everyone to the endzone for a 75-yard TD reception.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrace
Verb
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Whether making early alliances, or chasing an idol-hunting Mary Zheng, or outrunning Charity Nelms for an advantage, Sai played hard and played fast.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In Wright’s version, Powell’s character, Ben Richards, joins a television show where contestants must outrun killers in order to earn money for his sick daughter.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Expanding creative bandwidth is key to outpacing larger competitors and staying top of mind in a crowded market.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The rise of tuition has outpaced inflation and wages, so with each year borrowers are getting weaker return on investment.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
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Domestic automakers are vying to one-up each other on tech and value for money — and fighting to capture market share around the world.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Mann’s notion for one-upping the first film stemmed from including new emotions Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui that further could upset young teen girl Riley.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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The Met Gala outdid itself on Monday, with far more fanfare, more hoopla, and far more money raised than ever before.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2025
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For that year's edition, Lady Gaga outdid herself with an eye-popping sequence of four looks, which started with a massive fuchsia gown by Brandon Maxwell.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Davis received 41 first-place votes and was named on 87 of 150 ballots, finishing with 315 points to easily outdistance another sophomore, Bolingbrook’s Davion Thompson, who took second with 140 points.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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That 26-medal count, which far outdistances those of the United States and Canada, doesn't even include six podium trips for ROC and three for OAR skaters.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Outrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrace. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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