outraced

Definition of outracednext
past tense of outrace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraced
Verb
  • Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Lightning also outran the previous champion robot, by almost two hours.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, deployment simply outpaced fundraising.
    Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The company touted that its growth outpaced losses from Middle East disruptions in March.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Saturday’s season high eclipsed them all.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Away from the Atlantic seaboard, Cincinnati was only eclipsed by New Orleans, another busy trading hub connected by the nation’s riverboats.
    Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states.
    Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The Augustine Committee, chaired by retired aerospace executive Norman Augustine, found that the agency’s ambitions outstripped its limited budget, leading to significant delays.
    Emily A. Margolis, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Johnson and Mazzulla both led teams that widely exceeded most preseason expectations.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The ordeal began with a miscalculation in northern Chile, just south of Calama, where energy demands quickly exceeded expectations.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Outraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraced. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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