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outraced

verb

past tense of outrace
as in outran

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  1. outran
  2. outpaced
  3. outdistanced
  4. eclipsed
  5. outstripped
  6. exceeded
Verb
  • Then, two plays later Baugh burst through the line and outran everybody for a 33-yard TD and 27-17 lead.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Quarterback Anthony Colandrea outran safety Avery Dixon on a 10-yard touchdown run, diving to the end zone pylon to finish a 75-yard drive on the game's opening series, and then Rule bulled in from the 3 to end a 90-yard march.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of outran
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  • For instance, the Mac mini outpaced the HP Z2 Mini workstation in the HandBrake video encoding test by 40 seconds, a substantial difference.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Even as the economy expands, inflation has outpaced the annual growth in average wages for the past five months.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of outpaced
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  • 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 more decisive factor in the recent leasing boom is job growth — this year, New York eclipsed San Francisco in the number of tech jobs for the first time.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Cool as ever, the supermodel wore black cat-eye sunglasses that eclipsed her features.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of eclipsed
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  • The ecommerce upstart, which quickly outstripped legacy rivals like H&M and Zara in online apparel sales during the pandemic, saw its New York, then London, listing aspirations unravel amid mounting regulatory and political scrutiny.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Demand has outstripped supply, and that will probably continue for some time.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of outstripped
Verb
  • Its guidance for non-GAAP operating income also exceeded expectations.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Moore claims she was deprived of a fair hearing and that the arbitrator exceeded permissible authority and disregarded the law.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceeded
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“Outraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraced. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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