outrunning

present participle of outrun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outrunning But the truly unachievable task was outrunning himself. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 But left tackle Josh Simmons — the 6-foot-5, 310-pound rookie — rumbled upfield, outrunning smaller skill position players and knocking Mukuba out of bounds at the 41-yard line to prevent a breakaway touchdown. Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 On third-and-9, McCown found the tailback in the flat, and Henry made one man miss before outrunning the rest of the CSU defense down the sideline to the end zone. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025 Both 1929 and 2008 involved financial innovations outrunning inadequate regulation. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025 Sam’s science fiction action adventure spotlights life on the margins if also on the fringes of deep space, its two main characters a pair of well-meaning outcasts outrunning the law. Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 Erin is outrunning some slightly unfriendly conditions for the next few days. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025 Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025 Harrison took Georgia’s second-half kickoff all the way to the end zone, slipping a tackle near the middle of the field, cutting toward the right sideline and outrunning everyone. Brett Martel, The Denver Post, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrunning
Verb
  • The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But Vrabel’s methods are working, because the Patriots are exceeding expectations and punching above their weight atop the AFC East standings.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No one goes home this week After surpassing 50 million votes, no one is going home tonight.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Morgan Stanley posted a blockbuster third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, far surpassing analyst expectations and posting its biggest earnings beat in nearly five years.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Outrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrunning. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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