outrunning

present participle of outrun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outrunning As a result, innovation is outrunning supervision. Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The Times reported that Dela Rosa had been in hiding for months but that he was seen publicly on Monday in the Senate building when surveillance cameras captured footage of him outrunning agents seeking to arrest him. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races. Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 1 May 2026 Cutting off a guy’s finger and stitching a tiny bomb into someone’s chest is essentially the same as remembering how to put together a gun or outrunning a horde of bad guys. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026 Moffa says the first step in navigating grief is to stop outrunning it. Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 George gathers a defensive rebound, and Sarr, who starts this sequence underneath his defensive backboard, sprints upcourt, outrunning his Knicks counterpart, Karl-Anthony Towns. Josh Robbins, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 The Timberwolves were outrunning the Jazz at home with a 23-9 advantage in fast-break points through three quarters, but couldn't sustain that effort in the fourth. CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 As the administration prepares for another year of governing—and another season of fiscal showdowns on Capitol Hill—the question is shifting from whether the debt is growing too fast to how long the world’s largest economy can keep outrunning its own balance sheet. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrunning
Verb
  • Spain has battled frequent and severe heat waves in recent years, with temperatures often exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Europe withers in intense heat Spain has battled frequent and severe heat waves in recent years, with temperatures often exceeding 104 degrees.
    Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • That’s the quickest any center back has been a part of five World Cup clean sheets, surpassing the record of seven by Italian legend Paolo Maldini.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Businesses have provided direct contributions surpassing $32 million.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

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“Outrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrunning. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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