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
To have any hope of outrunning the spectral presence, the player must commit a serpentine route to memory.
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Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
My actor outran my human being.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Of course, misogyny is still there—no one can outrun it—but there is safety and comfort in knowing that looking a certain way brings us benefits.
—Dalina Soto, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The price for this ability to outrun inflation by a sizable margin and compound wealth has been periods of painful and unforeseeable declines.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
My actor outran my human being.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Of course, misogyny is still there—no one can outrun it—but there is safety and comfort in knowing that looking a certain way brings us benefits.
—Dalina Soto, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The price for this ability to outrun inflation by a sizable margin and compound wealth has been periods of painful and unforeseeable declines.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrun
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According to Garber, the Trump administration violated Harvard’s First Amendment rights with its demands and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Today, a total of five firms hold significant shares in the defense market, each with annual revenue that exceeds $10 billion.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Sunday’s race is expected to set the record for the most participants in a marathon, surpassing the 55,646 finishers at last year’s New York City Marathon.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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Saturday’s 37-point defeat marks the Heat’s most lopsided playoff loss in franchise history, surpassing a 36-point loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 11, 2013.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrun. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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