as in to outrun
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Recent Examples of outrace
The man is trying to outrace his own irrelevance, but time always marches forward, our bodies always fail, there’s always a younger person snapping at your heels.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
Opponents are figuring out how neutralize Miami by denying Messi and his attacking partners space to work their magic and outracing Miami players in transition.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2025
For a Ferrari driver to get beaten, admittedly in his first Grand Prix, and to be outraced by Alex Albon in the Williams is a bit embarrassing, to be honest.
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Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
Opponents are figuring out how neutralize Miami by denying Messi and his attacking partners space to work their magic and outracing Miami players in transition.
—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2025
For a Ferrari driver to get beaten, admittedly in his first Grand Prix, and to be outraced by Alex Albon in the Williams is a bit embarrassing, to be honest.
—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
The commanding heights of power are populated by pedestrian thinkers as technology, including artificial intelligence, continues to outrace moral or philosophical wisdom.
—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrace
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Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods.
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Unable to outrun the Bitchfist, the Hand earns his reputation for cunning and courage.
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That said, the strength seen in momentum stocks — many of which are tied to the artificial intelligence trade — far outpaces the rest of the market.
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The marketing often outpaces what researchers can confirm about how human pheromones function.
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The Berenstein Bear's bedrooms are arranged in a one-up, one-down layout.
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The Judgment Day couldn’t get a one-up on Femi as JD McDonagh hit a chair shot but Femi was immovable.
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Safran, who attended Annecy this year for the first time, underlined how much the event had absolutely outdone his expectations.
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Not be outdone, a couple of New Jersey towns even 'rebelled' against data centers despite there being no plan to actually build them!
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The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state.
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Patrick Henry Girls diving The sophomore outdistanced the entire girls’ field in the annual Fallbrook Diving Invitational, scoring 463.65 points on her 11 dives.
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“Outrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrace. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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