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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.
—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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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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This season, coach Arne Slot’s side have become a soft touch, easily played through and often outrun.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Suspending the gas tax would likely provide only limited relief, as recent price increases have far outpaced the federal levy.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Between 2011 and 2023, employment supported by tribal businesses rose 60%, and real output value increased 61%, far outpacing statewide growth.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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That’s a superficial one-up, though, the kind that wins on paper but not in a court of law.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The next goal is to one-up last season at least in terms of play-in seed.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The sisters’ mission involves a dangerous and violent road trip; the fierce Racine outdoes the sensitive Anaia in her bloodlust, and the drama, reminiscent of classical tragedy, resounds with mythopoetic overtones.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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This time around, the Flagstaff builder outdoes itself on both fronts with a pop-up camping topper sized to a 1980 Mini 95 pickup, creating a camping truck that sizes comparably to a Japanese kei camper.—
C.C. Weiss
May 12,
New Atlas,
12 May 2026
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Costa Mesa outdistanced Westlake by 53 points to claim its first section crown and highlight a record-setting second day of the section championships.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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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.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Outrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrace. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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