Thesaurus results for OUTRUNS

outruns

verb

Definition of outruns next

present tense third-person singular of outrun

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 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

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The amount of warm water available for this year’s event exceeds that in 1997-98, which was among the strongest El Niño events of the century, said Paul Roundy, professor of atmospheric science at the University of Albany.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
That savings program is supposed to be used to build reserves and reduce Connecticut’s considerable pension debt, which still exceeds $33 billion, according to the governor’s budget office.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026