outrace

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for outrace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrace
Verb
  • Sam’s science fiction action adventure spotlights life on the margins if also on the fringes of deep space, its two main characters a pair of well-meaning outcasts outrunning the law.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Adoption can outrun outcomes, pilots can sprawl, and value can be elusive.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Why Childcare Affordability Is a Breaking Point Also stated in the New Mexico fact sheet, childcare costs have outpaced inflation, leaving parents with impossible trade-offs.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • By setting up its own stores, Walmart steps into direct competition with Amazon, which launched in South Africa last year, as well as low-cost Chinese online shops Shein and Temu, which already outpace other global retailers in the country.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Matthew eventually one-ups the request by losing his boxers as well and going full Winnie the Pooh, which earns him the respect of his fellow suck-ups.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
  • But arch-rival MediaTek may one-up Qualcomm by unveiling its Dimensity 9500 flagship chipset a day earlier on September 22.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And costume designer Anna Robbins—a veteran from both the show and the previous two movies—outdoes herself, if that’s at all possible.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When multiple businesses strive to outdo each other, the result is better products, improved services and more choices for consumers.
    Levi King, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sands’ 58 carries easily outdistance runnerup June Henley on KU’s all-time charts.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • McGruder and Whiteside tallied the largest amount of votes in the 2024 Democratic primary in House District 35, outdistancing Demetris Johnson Jr. of Earle.
    Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025

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“Outrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrace. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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