outshines

verb

present tense third-person singular of outshine
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 At those temperatures, the photosphere outshines the corona only because the plasma in the corona is so sparsely distributed. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026 With read/write speeds of up to 14,800/13,400MB per second, this SSD outshines the competition. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 25 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 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
  1. surpasses
  2. exceeds
  3. eclipses
  4. tops
Verb
  • Historically, American women had higher rates of labor force participation than did women in most other countries, but Scandinavia now easily surpasses the United States by this metric.
    — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • French President Emmanuel Macron is either tied with former President François Hollande as the most unpopular French president of the past half century, or surpasses him in unpopularity, depending on the poll used.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of surpasses
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  • The judge also pointed to a sharp rise in concentration as measured in the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), saying the HHI increase for Paramount/WBD exceeds the level necessary to show the merger is likely to enhance market power.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • While production of the Patriot is being ramped up in the United States, demand exceeds supply.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • The poll found that Democrats are 10% more likely to certainly vote this year than Republicans, which eclipses their two-point edge in 2018.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Tenet is a collection of Nolan’s most frustrating habits cranked to 11 — from an oppressive soundscape that eclipses dialogue, to stylish yet flat characters, to a narrative that’s confusingly twisty to the point of contortion.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of eclipses
Verb
  • Michael Caine tops Nolan’s re-dial list, with eight collaborations under his belt.
    — Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • As well as his tempo-dictating actions on the ball, Rodri also tops the list for counter-pressing wins among all players in this World Cup.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of tops

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