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
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
McCaffrey outshines Barkley Two of the best running backs in the league were on display, and while Barkley had the most success early, McCaffrey showed off his receiving skills on the biggest play of the game.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Though Tyson’s appearance is subject to ridicule and even self-consciousness on his part, his character far outshines his physical appearance.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025
Whether or not Ewers outshines Wilson, who has a four-year experience edge on him, running the scout team, which gets the defense ready for each week’s opponent, shouldn’t be what’s important.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Tonatiuh effortlessly glides between magnetic flamboyance and heart-wrenching vulnerability, and even outshines Lopez in their scenes together − one such moment occurs when the Spider Woman comes to Molina in prison, breaking the escapism for a memorable sequence.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
When one-way tickets make sense There are clear situations where booking two one-way tickets outshines a traditional round-trip ticket.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, AFAR Media, 17 Sep. 2025
Venus outshines the star by a factor of 120 to 1, and yet their proximity for several mornings intensifies the contrasting yellow-white of the planet and bluish white of the star.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Over all time intervals, the Moon outshines all other sources — and yes, even the Sun — in gamma-ray light.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
McCaffrey outshines Barkley Two of the best running backs in the league were on display, and while Barkley had the most success early, McCaffrey showed off his receiving skills on the biggest play of the game.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Though Tyson’s appearance is subject to ridicule and even self-consciousness on his part, his character far outshines his physical appearance.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025
Whether or not Ewers outshines Wilson, who has a four-year experience edge on him, running the scout team, which gets the defense ready for each week’s opponent, shouldn’t be what’s important.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Tonatiuh effortlessly glides between magnetic flamboyance and heart-wrenching vulnerability, and even outshines Lopez in their scenes together − one such moment occurs when the Spider Woman comes to Molina in prison, breaking the escapism for a memorable sequence.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
When one-way tickets make sense There are clear situations where booking two one-way tickets outshines a traditional round-trip ticket.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, AFAR Media, 17 Sep. 2025
Venus outshines the star by a factor of 120 to 1, and yet their proximity for several mornings intensifies the contrasting yellow-white of the planet and bluish white of the star.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Over all time intervals, the Moon outshines all other sources — and yes, even the Sun — in gamma-ray light.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshines
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This price also surpasses the highest price ever paid for the even-more-expensive FXX Evo that followed the FXX, which is $6,060,959 (CHF 5,236,250) set by RM Sotheby's in Zurich in October 2025.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2026
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Gartner, with three goals in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over the Kings, surpasses Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull and Wayne Gretzky.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The full amount of the Child Tax Credit starts phasing out if your income exceeds $200,000 as a single taxpayer or $400,000 if filing jointly.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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That death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the data only tells them the ‘what’ not the ‘why’ — which is where experience still eclipses the cold, hard numbers in the data.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Boasting 701 hp, the new 2026 Turbo S eclipses the GT2 RS as the most powerful 911 in history.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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Affordability consistently tops the list of issues that California voters care about.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Kendrick Lamar tops this year’s Grammy nominations this year with nine, including in the marquee Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year categories that will be awarded during the primetime ceremony.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2026
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