as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outran
Then Pulisic outran the defense and buried a goal off a pass from Ricardo Pepi.
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Tim Rohan, NBC news, 1 June 2026
For decades, sales teams often outran product teams.
—Lior Weinstein, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Counting Stars has gone off as the favorite in three of her last four starts and outran her 11-1 odds in a second in the Grade 3 Honeybee.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Buck’s Boy outran a stellar field of European and North American grass horses to take the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf in 1998 and was voted North America’s champion male turf horse.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Reuters noted that earlier this month, robots in Beijing outran human runners in a half-marathon race.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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
In the 32nd minute, Jónsdóttir once again outran Anderson down the left sideline to create another breakaway.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Tim Rohan, NBC news, 1 June 2026
For decades, sales teams often outran product teams.
—Lior Weinstein, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Counting Stars has gone off as the favorite in three of her last four starts and outran her 11-1 odds in a second in the Grade 3 Honeybee.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Buck’s Boy outran a stellar field of European and North American grass horses to take the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf in 1998 and was voted North America’s champion male turf horse.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Reuters noted that earlier this month, robots in Beijing outran human runners in a half-marathon race.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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
In the 32nd minute, Jónsdóttir once again outran Anderson down the left sideline to create another breakaway.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outran
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Rumfield has exceeded expectations.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Ever since 2025, travel expenses have exceeded $200,000.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Mexico — which has in recent years surpassed China to become Washington’s biggest trading partner — this week reported a record monthly trade surplus, beating analysts’ expectations by a factor of 10.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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During the seven years the cap was in place, JPMorgan Chase grew nearly 60% and surpassed $4 trillion in assets.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Outran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outran. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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