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 psychological thriller follows a traumatized WWII veteran who tries to outrun a dark secret during the infamous 1976 British summer drought.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Horses and humans are in a cresty neck-and-neck race toward a structural failure that no pharmaceutical intervention can outrun.
—Joshua Moen, STAT, 8 June 2026
Genetic adaptations have continued in response to dietary shifts, but the pace of cultural dietary change has now far outrun the pace of genomic adaptation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Then Pulisic outran the defense and buried a goal off a pass from Ricardo Pepi.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 1 June 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Horses and humans are in a cresty neck-and-neck race toward a structural failure that no pharmaceutical intervention can outrun.
—Joshua Moen, STAT, 8 June 2026
Genetic adaptations have continued in response to dietary shifts, but the pace of cultural dietary change has now far outrun the pace of genomic adaptation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Then Pulisic outran the defense and buried a goal off a pass from Ricardo Pepi.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrun
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Those bags must not exceed 12 inches x 6 inches x 12 inches (30 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm).—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
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The agreement also includes an option for the city to extend the contract for two additional one-year terms, with costs not to exceed $19,550 annually in 2027 and 2028.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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None of the Senate candidates surpassed the 50% threshold required to win, and Ossoff and Warnock headed to a January 2021 runoff against their Republican opponents.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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JioHotstar surpassed $1 billion in revenue last year and is on track to surpass YouTube in total revenue by year’s end.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrun. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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