outran

past tense of outrun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outran Seider popped early in his career, making Detroit’s roster as a 20-year-old and showing a mix of offensive production, defensive tools that outran some dodgy five-on-five results and a rare-for-its-time mean streak. The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 On an outside zone play, Fox shed several tacklers and outran the Falcons’ secondary to quiet the Skyridge sideline and fan section, which had been energized up to that point. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outran
Verb
  • Collections a year earlier similarly exceeded expectations.
    Fortune, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • According to YipitData, Rhode exceeded $10 million in retail sales during its first two days at Sephora.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last week, however, some investors noticed a change within American, whose fourth-quarter profit forecast surpassed Wall Street analysts' expectations.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
  • At the beginning of summer, for the first time in months, my daily step count surpassed a mile.
    Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Outran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outran. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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