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
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
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
Meantime, government spending is out of control, with expenditures outrunning the tax receipts by just under $2 trillion.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
For one, by inserting Tillman, and shaving off some minutes for Porziņģis, Horford, and even Jayson Tatum, the Celtics should - theoretically - enter the postseason with far more energy, and fresh legs, providing them with an ample chance of simply outrunning their opposition.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The upshot is that government spending is out of control, outrunning tax receipts by almost $2 trillion.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 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
Meantime, government spending is out of control, with expenditures outrunning the tax receipts by just under $2 trillion.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
For one, by inserting Tillman, and shaving off some minutes for Porziņģis, Horford, and even Jayson Tatum, the Celtics should - theoretically - enter the postseason with far more energy, and fresh legs, providing them with an ample chance of simply outrunning their opposition.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The upshot is that government spending is out of control, outrunning tax receipts by almost $2 trillion.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrunning
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Developing a liquid metal layer The extreme conditions within a fusion reactor, where super-heated plasma reaches temperatures exceeding those of the sun, pose a significant challenge to material science.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2025
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Winston has continued to provide value in locker rooms despite not exceeding the big expectations that followed the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner to the NFL during his first five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The 2024 edition marks the highest tally of all time, greatly surpassing Barack Obama’s previous record of 95,894 pages.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The movie Wicked has officially become the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation in box office history, surpassing the movie musical Mamma Mia.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Outrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrunning. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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