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
Kittle simply outran the defense, then held the ball up the last 10 yards, to the delight of the fans seated on that end of the field.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Here's what else experts say about trying to outrun a bad diet.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 July 2025
In one of the movie’s most exciting scenes, Joel uses a gold 1979 928, and its potent V-8, to outrun a competitor in a Cadillac Coupe Deville.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
But in 2020, trying to outrun the COVID-19 pandemic, the Milwaukee music festival was moved to fall, with a three-day, three-weekend format.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Here's what else experts say about trying to outrun a bad diet.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 July 2025
In one of the movie’s most exciting scenes, Joel uses a gold 1979 928, and its potent V-8, to outrun a competitor in a Cadillac Coupe Deville.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
But in 2020, trying to outrun the COVID-19 pandemic, the Milwaukee music festival was moved to fall, with a three-day, three-weekend format.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrun
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Already this summer, Carll has opened for Tyler Childers, Turnpike, and Robert Earl Keen, with crowds often exceeding 10,000.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Just like any other business, rental housing has to at least pay for itself, and if those costs exceed rent collections, like any other business, a housing project will be in trouble.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Revenue increased by 13% year-over-year to $3.1 billion, surpassing the $3.03 billion consensus, with an EPS of $1.03 exceeding expectations of $0.94.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The record set last year is 16 feet deep, and forecasters say the river could surpass that.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrun. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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