outraced

verb

past tense of outrace
as in outran

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraced
  1. outran
  2. outpaced
  3. outdistanced
  4. eclipsed
  5. outstripped
  6. exceeded
Verb
  • Then Pulisic outran the defense and buried a goal off a pass from Ricardo Pepi.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • For decades, sales teams often outran product teams.
    — Lior Weinstein, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of outran
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  • The Eagles were interested in re-signing Phillips after trading for him midseason, but the Carolina Panthers’ four-year, $120 million contract outpaced what the Eagles were willing to pay.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Inheriting the family businesses Bank of America data shows 23% of businesses among wealthy Americans are now inherited versus just 11% purchased in 2026, a reversal from 2022 when purchases far outpaced inheritance.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of outpaced
Verb
  • Perennial champ Joey Chestnut far outdistanced the field with 66 dogs officially consumed.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
  • The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Definition of outdistanced
Verb
  • The speech-to-text or text-to-speech vendor that’s best today may be eclipsed in months, and large language models are now reshaping the bot layer itself.
    — Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • American Pie shot Reid straight to stardom, and her personal life soon eclipsed her professional one.
    — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Definition of eclipsed
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  • The false surplus sparked a sharp increase in spending that has outstripped revenues ever since.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Even before the new priority for children with autism, demand for swim lessons outstripped supply.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 1 July 2026
Definition of outstripped
Verb
  • In Citrus County, where a small town was slated to play host to Florida’s first hyperscale data center, opponents of the project packed the commission and exceeded its overflow room, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • The dividend exceeded last year’s by about $15 million — a 20% increase.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
Definition of exceeded
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“Outraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraced. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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