as in exceeded
to be greater, better, or stronger than
before he had reached his teens, the child prodigy had outstripped his music teacher's abilities
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Recent Examples of outstripped
Anthropic dropped its pledge to pause development if the capability of its AI models far outstripped safety research.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Meta delayed the international rollout of Meta Ray-Ban Display frames in January, after US demand outstripped supply.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
If anyone was shocked by how demand outstripped supply with this set, the irony was inescapable.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Dončić, for example, his talent identified as a 12-year-old, was rapidly advanced through the club system before being encouraged to move abroad, aged 16, once his talent outstripped the system.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Its reservoirs have dropped dramatically as drought has persisted and water use has outstripped the shrinking supply.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
In that same six-year period, its trajectory far outstripped the still alarming surges in Medicare (25%) and Medicaid (32%), not to mention national defense (7%).
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Evidence of a rapid growth in cities between the twelfth and eighth centuries BCE and of food shortages as early as the tenth century BCE suggests that the population may have outstripped the productivity of the land.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Today, the jobs remain, but housing costs have greatly outstripped incomes, chewing away at affordability for new and old residents alike, in both urban and rural areas.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Meta delayed the international rollout of Meta Ray-Ban Display frames in January, after US demand outstripped supply.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
If anyone was shocked by how demand outstripped supply with this set, the irony was inescapable.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Dončić, for example, his talent identified as a 12-year-old, was rapidly advanced through the club system before being encouraged to move abroad, aged 16, once his talent outstripped the system.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Its reservoirs have dropped dramatically as drought has persisted and water use has outstripped the shrinking supply.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
In that same six-year period, its trajectory far outstripped the still alarming surges in Medicare (25%) and Medicaid (32%), not to mention national defense (7%).
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Evidence of a rapid growth in cities between the twelfth and eighth centuries BCE and of food shortages as early as the tenth century BCE suggests that the population may have outstripped the productivity of the land.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Today, the jobs remain, but housing costs have greatly outstripped incomes, chewing away at affordability for new and old residents alike, in both urban and rural areas.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstripped
Verb
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In the aftermath of the 2007-09 Great Recession, Warsh — then a Fed governor — objected to some of the central bank’s efforts to help the struggling economy by pushing down rates even though unemployment exceeded 9%.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the aftermath of the 2007-2009 Great Recession, Warsh — then a Fed governor — objected to some of the central bank’s efforts to help the struggling economy by pushing down rates even though unemployment exceeded 9%.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The average price of new cars fluctuates in the span of a year, but in September, the average price of a new car surpassed $50,000—a record high, according to estimates by Kelley Blue Book.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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City Hall’s expenses far surpassed its revenues for the past two years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Recently, though, her charisma, cutting humor and being a loving mother have somehow eclipsed those accusations, and not even an entire TLC docuseries about her and her church could dent put a dent in her popularity.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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Their fear for their own lives was eclipsed by an urgent sense of responsibility toward the civilians being starved and bombed to death.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In Denver, a dozen Waymo vehicles – white Jaguars and blue Zeekrs topped with rotating black cameras and radar – have been operating since September with human handlers riding along to develop their systems’ ability to adapt to winter road conditions.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, topped $84 a barrel, while WTI crude jumped to above $77.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Outstripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstripped. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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