outshone

variants or outshined
past tense of outshine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outshone Williams is still trying to find his way in the NFL after a rookie year in which he was outshined by second pick Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshone
Verb
  • According to the Associated Press, the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 64,000.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Charlotte posted five different drives of eight plays or more, three of which surpassed 60 yards on the drive.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The play was high level, and both quarterbacks largely excelled.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Greengrass has always excelled at turning real-life horrors into heart-stopping movies, but this particular vision of Hell on Earth is on another level.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups sued and a district court blocked the agency from doing so, arguing the bureau had exceeded its authority.
    Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The report notes the plane exceeded its maximum allowable speed during the turbulence, climbing and descending rapidly three times.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As a rookie, Worthy topped the Chiefs’ wide receivers corps in receptions last season, with 59.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This was the third summer running where outgoing transfers topped £1bn.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Treasury was expected to provide a list by October 2, 2025—the preliminary list, while not yet official, beat that deadline.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The under-19s were beaten by Stuttgart in the first knockout round of the UEFA Youth League, while the under-21s ended up 16th in Premier League 2.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chunkier silhouettes have been eclipsed by slimmer styles in recent years, but this is still a great investment for anyone who loves trainer sneakers over everything else.
    Amina Ayoud, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
  • They were all eclipsed not by the GOAT, but the other Jordon.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And after Detroit defeated Green Bay, 34-31, in Week 14 last season, many Packers talked about wanting to see the Lions again in the postseason.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The team defeated the 49ers, 20-3, in front of a record-setting crowd.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That's a boost over the Pixel 9's 60fps, though the Galaxy S25 outdid them both at 118fps.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Outshone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshone. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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