as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outruns
Cut the unit cost of something useful and demand outruns the cost cut.
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Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Pat McGrath Labs, once valued at over $1 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early 2026, underscoring how even culturally beloved brands can hit financial limits when momentum outruns sustainable business execution.
—Essence, 3 Mar. 2026
The result is a fractured information ecosystem where virality matters more than truth, speed outruns verification and public understanding is shaped less by facts than by whoever captures attention first.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
In the original 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark movie, Harrison Ford in the iconic opening scene outruns a boulder in a jungle chase sequence.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Dec. 2025
On the very next play, Jackson scrambles out of the pocket and outruns every defender for a 24-yard touchdown.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Williams simply outruns Newsome.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Pat McGrath Labs, once valued at over $1 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early 2026, underscoring how even culturally beloved brands can hit financial limits when momentum outruns sustainable business execution.
—Essence, 3 Mar. 2026
The result is a fractured information ecosystem where virality matters more than truth, speed outruns verification and public understanding is shaped less by facts than by whoever captures attention first.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
In the original 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark movie, Harrison Ford in the iconic opening scene outruns a boulder in a jungle chase sequence.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Dec. 2025
On the very next play, Jackson scrambles out of the pocket and outruns every defender for a 24-yard touchdown.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Williams simply outruns Newsome.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outruns
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Display Color Gamut Volume (CGV) is equivalent or exceeds the CGV of the DCI-P3 color space as verified independently by Intertek.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The deployment is nearly as large as one-third of its total uniformed force and exceeds the number of officers deployed at prior major events, including New Year’s Eve in Times Square and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The total for the former first four on the list, Visa, Airbnb (2020), Cerebras Systems (2026), and Snowflake (2020) barely surpasses the rocket and AI giant’s mark.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Still, that far surpasses the 2015 deal, which only lifted some sanctions in exchange for Iran drastically reducing its enrichment and stockpile of uranium.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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“Outruns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outruns. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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