outstripped

past tense of outstrip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outstripped Demand has outstripped supply, and that will probably continue for some time. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 That overwhelming demand for data center buildouts has vastly outstripped the industry’s ability to supply it. David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 And his laziness has long outstripped his loyalty to the queen. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Their theater attendance purportedly outstripped that of their elders; their tastes in video-game franchises and low-budget horror undeniably carried the day. Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 Demand for the drug had outstripped supply on and off for years. Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 In the padres’ careful records, burials far outstripped baptisms. Literary Hub, 29 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstripped
Verb
  • The city's spending on the two cases has therefore already exceeded the contract cap by $382,000.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An Allegheny River site southeast of Ohio exceeded that benchmark every time it was tested.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The average two-bedroom rent in the city has now surpassed New York City, traditionally the nation’s most expensive city for rents.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The government has spent nearly all of its full-year allocation for fuel subsidies already, after oil prices surpassed the $85 benchmark that the estimate was based on.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But there are two other AI behemoths still waiting in the wings for their turn to go public, and at least one of them has no intention of being eclipsed by Elon Musk.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare healthcare outlays to become the second-largest line item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system.
    Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Only three topped 40 catches, and Jaden Greathouse and Beaux Collins required a 16-game season to get there two years ago.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Digging for compliments Shares in mining giant BHP are trading higher in Australia, hitting a two-month high, after the company topped earnings expectations and unveiled plans to pay its highest dividend in four years.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Outstripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstripped. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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