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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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Even when playing an actress from a ’90s sitcom directed by Jimmy Burrows, Kudrow is able to, against all odds, make viewers (or at least me) briefly forget about Phoebe Buffay, an otherwise unforgettable behemoth that would be impossible for any other actor to outrun.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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For the starriest film on their slate, Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton will battle it out in Apex, which follows a woman attempting to outrun a man intent on hunting her in the woods.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Still, the costs of some key essentials, such as housing, education and health care, have far outpaced inflation, leaving millions of households struggling to afford a home or fund a child's college education.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Even during limited early observations, the telescope has detected thousands of moving objects in just days, far outpacing traditional asteroid surveys, according to a statement from the NSF NOIRLab.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 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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With its substantial political resources and $22 million in spending — perhaps even more — AIPAC far outdid other groups in outside spending in Black and underserved communities.—
Jesse Jackson Jr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Euphoria Season 3 has already outdone itself, and the first episode doesn’t even premiere for 10 more days.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hampshire produced four medalists and three state finalists in scoring 86 points to easily outdistance runner-up Lockport and capture the first state championship in program history.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Finally, here's a story about the S&P 500, which outdistanced most expert forecasts in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Outrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrace. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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