as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outrunning
Moffa says the first step in navigating grief is to stop outrunning it.
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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
The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
But the dogs kept going, carrying their hunter forward—ice before them, water behind, outrunning the inevitable, all the way home.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Much of the Season 5 premiere involves Sam, Jay and the ghosts trying to find a way to get rid of Elias all while outrunning his many attempts to end Jay’s life.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
But the truly unachievable task was outrunning himself.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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
The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
But the dogs kept going, carrying their hunter forward—ice before them, water behind, outrunning the inevitable, all the way home.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Much of the Season 5 premiere involves Sam, Jay and the ghosts trying to find a way to get rid of Elias all while outrunning his many attempts to end Jay’s life.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
But the truly unachievable task was outrunning himself.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrunning
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By the end of the evening, pledges exceeding $300 million had been secured.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Early voting in suburban Cook closed Monday with more than 122,500 votes cast, exceeding early vote totals during the last two gubernatorial primaries, election officials said.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Anze Kopitar became the Kings’ all-time leading scorer Saturday against the New Jersey Devils, surpassing Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne’s franchise record.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Junior Caminero hit a solo drive off Skenes in the second to give the Dominicans a record 15 homers in the tournament, surpassing the mark set by Mexico in 2009.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Outrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrunning. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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