OUTRACE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

outrace

verb

Definition of outrace

as in to outrun

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lose (to)

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Recent Examples of outrace The initial completion was roughly 10 yards, and Jones outraced the defense to the end zone. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 In a first-half highlight, Phoebe Dummer stole the ball at mid-poll and outraced two defenders to score for a 4-1 lead with 27 seconds left. — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026 The second quarter opened with Emanuel taking the snap and hesitating for a moment before rushing up the middle and outracing the North Texas defense for a 72-yard touchdown. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2025 Autonomous Drone Race Competition, outracing the second-placing team by a factor of two. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for outrace

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The stock jumped another 8% in late July after second-quarter earnings beat estimates, outrunning Salesforce and Workday in the same rally.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Abdurraqib’s point, though, appears to be that the curse might be a blessing in disguise, or at least that our attempts to outrun the curse might be more cursed than the curse itself.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of outrun

Verb

With 15 cases documented so far this year, public health staff said the number of people infected with West Nile virus, half of whom live in the San Fernando Valley, outpaces the five-year average for this time period.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
That philosophy is reflected not only in Connecticut’s regulation of consumable hemp products, but also in its willingness to advance research into emerging therapies before adopting public policy that could outpace the scientific evidence.

— John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of outpace

Verb

Compounding the crisis is the fact that airlines are actively resisting standardization in a bid to outdo each other.

— Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Not to be outdone, Clark exploded for 17 points in the period, tying the most points she’s notched in any quarter of her career on 7-of-9 shooting from the field.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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