outstripped

past tense of outstrip

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Recent Examples of outstripped The false surplus sparked a sharp increase in spending that has outstripped revenues ever since. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Even before the new priority for children with autism, demand for swim lessons outstripped supply. Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 1 July 2026 The companies have the financial resources to keep pouring billions into AI, Cramer said, but demand for compute infrastructure has outstripped supply, driving up the cost of critical components such as memory chips and networking equipment. Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 30 June 2026 But Rhaenyra’s desire to rule has always outstripped her will to fight. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026 The sale on Monday far outstripped those, no doubt due to the truly top material in the sale, including what Christie’s called the largest Pollock drip painting still in private hands. Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026 Demand outstripped supply by more than 20 times before the roadshow finished. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 Wagner outstripped her fundraising, bringing in $182,000, but ended the period with less than $120,000 left in his account. Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026 On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states. Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstripped
Verb
  • As someone who went to each World Cup match at Levi’s Stadium, the electricity of the atmosphere far exceeded expectations, even when smaller countries like Jordan and Algeria squared off.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • In the Mediterranean, just south of France and Italy, temperatures exceeded eight degrees Celsius (fourteen degrees Fahrenheit) above normal.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The company, expected to report ​results later this month, had in April forecast quarterly Azure sales above Wall Street estimates, but also issued ‌a $190 billion ⁠spending projection for 2026 that massively surpassed expectations.
    Reuters, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • The company, expected to report results later this month, had in April forecast quarterly Azure sales above Wall Street estimates, but also issued a $190 billion spending projection for 2026 that massively surpassed expectations.
    Aditya Soni, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • The speech-to-text or text-to-speech vendor that’s best today may be eclipsed in months, and large language models are now reshaping the bot layer itself.
    Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • American Pie shot Reid straight to stardom, and her personal life soon eclipsed her professional one.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Tangy strawberry-lemonade jam is spread between tender lemon cake layers and topped with a strawberry frosting.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • They’re topped with pink chrome powder that gives off a golden-hour glow.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 5 July 2026

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“Outstripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstripped. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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