as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the trumpeter outshines all of his fellow band members
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Recent Examples of outshine
As the teams prepare for the big game, the dueling NFL cities look to outshine each other.
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Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
In addition to pushing for the first lady to win an Academy Award, McEnany claimed Melania would outshine everyone in attendance at Hollywood’s most glamorous event.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The iconic performance was enough to outshine Team USA teammates Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen, and upset Russian skater Irina Slutskaya, the favorite coming into that year’s competition.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The International Space Station can under certain conditions be among the brightest objects in the sky – outshined only by the sun and moon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
In addition to pushing for the first lady to win an Academy Award, McEnany claimed Melania would outshine everyone in attendance at Hollywood’s most glamorous event.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The iconic performance was enough to outshine Team USA teammates Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen, and upset Russian skater Irina Slutskaya, the favorite coming into that year’s competition.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The International Space Station can under certain conditions be among the brightest objects in the sky – outshined only by the sun and moon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshine
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City Hall’s expenses far surpassed its revenues for the past two years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Looney did not play a single minute, having been surpassed in the rotation by Queen and DeAndre Jordan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The complaint, filed in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Duval County, seeks damages exceeding $50,000, not including interest and attorneys’ fees.—
Natalie La Roche Pietri,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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His voice waxed poetic about Louisiana and its beauty while also critiquing the cliches rendered as the only acceptable terms to discuss a place that exceeds description.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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By 2036, total interest payments on the national debt will approach nearly $17 trillion, with annual payments expected to eclipse $2 trillion by 2035.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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As solid as Bridgeman was playing the first three rounds, eclipsing Wadkins’ record seemed almost inevitable.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Experts see wellness becoming an even bigger category within the beauty space, and everyone is most interested in ways to better their health.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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His 22 per cent accuracy from these crosses is bettered by only 10 players across the league.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Late February polling averages, though, consistently point to a fractured Democratic vote, which has allowed the two most prominent Republican candidates to top the pack in some surveys.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The blasts, both with exit velocities topping 107 mph, briefly tied the game.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Outshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshine. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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