outshone

variants or outshined
past tense of outshine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outshone She was outshined in her own movie by Pugh’s Yelena, and Thunderbolts was a better film than Black Widow by quite a wide margin. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Having scored four of Spain’s five goals in the group stage, Oyarzabal has struggled to find the same opportunities to be decisive in the knockout rounds and Mikel Merino has outshone him from the bench. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Not to be outshined, Casio G-Shock’s Grogu model branded as the Baby-G comes in a distinctive bright neon-green hue in honor of Din Djarin’s little Force-wielding apprentice. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 June 2026 This distinction put the two communities among the best places to live in Oklahoma, as well, however, both were outshined by Broken Arrow, which was named the best place to live in Oklahoma and the 19th-best in the nation. Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 28 May 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, 6 May 2026 Hegseth and Vance’s differences extend to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a close friend of Vance’s who at times has outshone the Pentagon boss. Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 Even with the spike in fuel prices, United's executives have said in recent weeks that demand remains strong, noting that premium-travel demand has outshined the main cabin. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026 Turnout on the second day of early voting in Tarrant County outshined the already impressive number of ballots cast on Day One of the primary races. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshone
Verb
  • More than 1,355 F-35s are currently operational worldwide, and the fleet has surpassed 1 million flight hours while operating from 42 bases.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lake Mary’s freshman quarterback Max Campbell surpassed 200 yards passing with a 41-yard throw to Kel Gainer.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Growth in the value of goods sold on Mercari's marketplace in the second half of fiscal 2026 exceeded expectations, while a recovery across multiple categories could support double-digit growth, the bank added.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Confitex said Intertek testing found its washable products matched or exceeded the absorbency of disposable equivalents.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The more decisive factor in the recent leasing boom is job growth — this year, New York eclipsed San Francisco in the number of tech jobs for the first time.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Cool as ever, the supermodel wore black cat-eye sunglasses that eclipsed her features.
    Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Erosion along the 3-mile shoreline topped 60% in August and narrowed the beach to a point even Tybee lifers professed to have never seen.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The 10-year Treasury yield topped 5% this past week, hitting the highest level since 2007 and blowing way past forecasts for borrowing costs over the next decade.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Eleven hospitals that excelled in children’s care in all specialties received a special distinction.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For example, Bo Horvat once had a quiet tournament in Penticton, and then excelled for the Canucks as a rookie during the 2014-15 season.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Outshone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshone. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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