as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outrun
The result is a fractured information ecosystem where virality matters more than truth, speed outruns verification and public understanding is shaped less by facts than by whoever captures attention first.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The logline we were given says that Anna is dealing with a huge loss and is trying to outrun her demons.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Its ghostly guitar melodies float as its basslines thud along, growing both more menacing and dejected as Katz’s depression becomes impossible to outrun.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
And in a space as personal and culturally specific as mental health, the pressure to scale can easily outrun the evidence.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The logline we were given says that Anna is dealing with a huge loss and is trying to outrun her demons.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Its ghostly guitar melodies float as its basslines thud along, growing both more menacing and dejected as Katz’s depression becomes impossible to outrun.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
And in a space as personal and culturally specific as mental health, the pressure to scale can easily outrun the evidence.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrun
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The complaint, filed in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Duval County, seeks damages exceeding $50,000, not including interest and attorneys’ fees.—
Natalie La Roche Pietri,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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His voice waxed poetic about Louisiana and its beauty while also critiquing the cliches rendered as the only acceptable terms to discuss a place that exceeds description.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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City Hall’s expenses far surpassed its revenues for the past two years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Looney did not play a single minute, having been surpassed in the rotation by Queen and DeAndre Jordan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrun. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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