as in surpassing
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the trumpeter outshines all of his fellow band members
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Recent Examples of outshining
That's because the waning gibbous moon will appear in the sky at the same time, most likely outshining many of the fainter shooting stars.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
Driscoll has been seen by Hegseth’s aides as outshining the Defense secretary on prominent policy initiatives.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
The quiet ethic often called Minnesota Nice is outshining the intimidation meant to silence dissent.
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Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
Google-parent Alphabet was the most magnificent of the Magnificent Seven; Colombia’s stock market was the surprise leader of the MSCI All Country World Index; silver surged over 141%, outshining its sibling gold, which itself had a phenomenal year.
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Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
Sure, maybe country’s shutout in best new artist was due in part to overcrowding between Ella Langley, Zach Top and Megan Moroney, with no one of those country candidates obviously outshining the other two.
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Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
Inconveniently for skywatchers, the full moon will also occur on November 5, with its brightness potentially outshining meteors.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
However, the monarchy prioritizes tradition, hierarchy and protocol over individuality or outshining other senior royals.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
In that area, his peers were outshining him.
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Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
Driscoll has been seen by Hegseth’s aides as outshining the Defense secretary on prominent policy initiatives.
—
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
The quiet ethic often called Minnesota Nice is outshining the intimidation meant to silence dissent.
—
Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
Google-parent Alphabet was the most magnificent of the Magnificent Seven; Colombia’s stock market was the surprise leader of the MSCI All Country World Index; silver surged over 141%, outshining its sibling gold, which itself had a phenomenal year.
—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
Sure, maybe country’s shutout in best new artist was due in part to overcrowding between Ella Langley, Zach Top and Megan Moroney, with no one of those country candidates obviously outshining the other two.
—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
Inconveniently for skywatchers, the full moon will also occur on November 5, with its brightness potentially outshining meteors.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
However, the monarchy prioritizes tradition, hierarchy and protocol over individuality or outshining other senior royals.
—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
In that area, his peers were outshining him.
—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshining
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The park discipline saw Japan's 15-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa achieve the highest women's park score ever recorded, surpassing reigning world champion Sky Brown.
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Lonnie has plenty stacked against him, not least of all his own son, who is inching closer to surpassing his status in the golf world — people are even starting to call him the Hawk, a torch that had to have been pried out of his father’s hand.
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Temperatures have reached a heat index exceeding 110 degrees.
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Ultimately, every hire should create value equal to or exceeding the investment the company makes in hiring, developing, and compensating them.
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Musk is the richest man in the world – with his net worth eclipsing $1 trillion after the SpaceX IPO – and people want a piece of that track record of success.
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The nine first-round selections marked the most in conference history, eclipsing the previous record of seven set in 2010.
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The game ends 0-0, with Colombia topping the group on seven points and Portugal earning second with five.
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The retailer reported revenue of $3 billion, topping Wall Street estimates, and projected full-year net sales and comparable sales to be in a range of down 2% to flat.
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“Outshining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshining. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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