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Recent Examples of outshine In early 2002, a star named V838 Monocerotis, located about 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Monoceros, suddenly brightened to 600,000 times the luminosity of our sun — briefly outshining every other star in the Milky Way. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025 As well as Doncic and James played, Edwards outshined them both, scoring a game-high 43 points while also contributing nine rebounds and six assists. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Levine has so far outshined Brannan in fundraising for the comptroller’s race and is lining up endorsements from various other power-players in city politics, including Manhattan Rep. Adriano Espaillat. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025 However, he was outshined by Jayden Daniels and even Drake Maye at times. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outshine
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  • Students’ possession of drugs in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools last school year surpassed even the 10-year high reached in 2022-23, according to state data released earlier this year.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
  • Related Articles The country surpassed its ambitious visitor target for 2030, seven years ahead of schedule, coinciding with Saudi Arabia’s emergence as a global arts and culture destination.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
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  • The priciest units sold so far exceeded $3,000 per square feet, a metric used to compare neighborhoods.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
  • Miller appeared in only six of Minnesota’s 12 playoff games, exclusively in garbage time and failing to exceed one minute of playing time in any contest.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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  • Strategy’s stock eclipsed most of the S&P 500 with a 2024 return of more than 320%.
    Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • For a little more than a month, the 145% tariff Trump placed on imports from China vastly eclipsed tariffs on other nations’ imports.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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  • Rose has been one of the best putters in major championships in recent years: since the beginning of 2023, his average of 0.90 strokes gained putting per round is only bettered by Harris English (1.02).
    Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • With this acquisition, Richer Poorer will now be folded into Andie’s high-performing e-commerce operations, enabling the brand to better leverage data to drive customer acquisition, optimize inventory and accelerate growth.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
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  • The latter, of course, also ended up topping the Eurovision leaderboard.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
  • Simon Property Group — The real estate investment trust slid 2% despite first-quarter revenue topping expectations.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 May 2025

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“Outshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshine. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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