as in surpasses
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the trumpeter outshines all of his fellow band members
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Recent Examples of outshines
With read/write speeds of up to 14,800/13,400MB per second, this SSD outshines the competition.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
The central region of Messier 77 is dominated by an extremely compact and energetic source that outshines the rest of the galaxy combined, even challenging the sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope itself.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
The corona is extremely faint compared to the luminous disk of the sun, which outshines it a million times, unless hidden behind special instruments called occulters.
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Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Like the Battle of the Alamo for Texans, this bloody spectacle is for regime-loyal Shia the defeat that outshines in glory any possible subsequent victory.
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Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
Even though Earth and Jupiter are moving farther and farther away from each other in their respective orbits around the sun, Jupiter still outshines all the stars in Orion’s gang.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
Club name Home Depot , which reported yesterday , outshines its main rival at last.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
Where the Thule really outshines the competition is its sleek Scandinavian look, durable design, and lightning-fast fold.
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Erica Zazo,
Outside,
20 Feb. 2026
Between the rhodium glow and the Super-LumiNova on the hour markers, this watch has a glow that outshines other all-gold pieces.
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Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
The central region of Messier 77 is dominated by an extremely compact and energetic source that outshines the rest of the galaxy combined, even challenging the sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope itself.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
The corona is extremely faint compared to the luminous disk of the sun, which outshines it a million times, unless hidden behind special instruments called occulters.
—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Like the Battle of the Alamo for Texans, this bloody spectacle is for regime-loyal Shia the defeat that outshines in glory any possible subsequent victory.
—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
Even though Earth and Jupiter are moving farther and farther away from each other in their respective orbits around the sun, Jupiter still outshines all the stars in Orion’s gang.
—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
Club name Home Depot , which reported yesterday , outshines its main rival at last.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
Where the Thule really outshines the competition is its sleek Scandinavian look, durable design, and lightning-fast fold.
—
Erica Zazo,
Outside,
20 Feb. 2026
Between the rhodium glow and the Super-LumiNova on the hour markers, this watch has a glow that outshines other all-gold pieces.
—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshines
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Since then, Lebanese health authorities say more than 4,250 people have been killed — a toll that surpasses the war deaths in Iran but in a country 16 times less populous.
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The borough jails won't be ready and Rikers' current population of about 6,700 inmates surpasses the 4,100-bed capacity of the new facilities.
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When demand exceeds supply every night, the process starts to break down.
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Schwarzschild found a point around a body with mass at which the escape velocity, the speed needed to escape the gravitational grip of that body, exceeds the speed of light.
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The massive digital gain eclipses the combined total of Black Friday and Cyber Monday from late 2025, according to Adobe.
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Rodrigo eclipses [checks notes] Olivia Rodrigo, who previously held the record for having her first two albums and singles top their respective charts and for having every song on those albums in the Top 40.
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The Ginna plant tops this up by another 576 MW.
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Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes tops 1,000 As of the latest figures given by Venezuelan authorities on June 27, there were at least 1,430 people killed and more than 3,200 injured in the earthquakes three days earlier.
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“Outshines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshines. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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