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
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.
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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
But there was time for one final score when Payne outran the Cincinnati defense for a 9-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining to lift TCU to a 31-17 halftime lead.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
He'll be forever known as the boy who outran a bear.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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
But there was time for one final score when Payne outran the Cincinnati defense for a 9-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining to lift TCU to a 31-17 halftime lead.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
He'll be forever known as the boy who outran a bear.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outran
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Shamsid-Deen initially sought to impose a 90-day jail term, but prosecutor Jonah Karls informed him that the sentence exceeded his legal authority, something the judge appeared unaware of.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia broke records set in 1896, and exceeded their 20th century average April temperatures by as much as eight degrees.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The film surpassed $400 million at the global box office, and a sequel that is based on the author’s follow-up book The Housemaid’s Secret is set for release in 2027.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Addie Hajj surpassed 100 career goals, helping to fuel North Reading during a 17-8 Cape Ann League victory over Essex Tech.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Outran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outran. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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