outstripping

present participle of outstrip

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Recent Examples of outstripping This rapid construction is currently outstripping the expansion of the country’s electricity and water infrastructure, fueling warnings from utilities, regulators, and policymakers. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 Despite this seemingly huge volume, demand for vintage clothing is currently outstripping supply. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2026 While Microsoft says that demand is outstripping supply, that’s likely because production has plummeted due to these costs. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 According to a report released in April by the Council of Economic Advisers, from 2000 to 2023, home prices in real terms went up by 82%, far outstripping the 12% rise in household incomes. Michael Schill, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Ticket prices have become the most enduring story of the World Cup so far, outstripping the marketing of star players, looming concerns over immigration policies and maybe most notably, the sport itself. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026 Petek’s latest cautionary report, issued this week, ramps up the language even more, detailing how general fund spending has increased by over $100 billion a year, outstripping revenues, since 2019, the year Newsom took office. Dan Walters, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 As of December 2025, streaming accounted for nearly half of all TV viewing, outstripping broadcast and cable combined, according to a Nielsen survey. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026 In February, Nvidia's finance chief Colette Kress predicted that the shortage of gaming chips would last until the end of 2026 in an interview with Reuters, amid demand from the AI industry outstripping demand from console sales. Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstripping
Verb
  • Rates in the Bay Area have varied over time, but in the last five years, only San Mateo and Marin counties have ever housed more than half of those who exited shelter, with each surpassing that figure for two years.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • Johnston made his breakout performance as the toxically hopeless romantic Bear in Curry Barker’s Obsession, which has become Focus Features’ highest grossing title ever, surpassing $300M globally last month.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Domestic profit and sustainability rules (PSR) have been replaced, but UEFA’s football earnings rule employs the same principles around limiting overall losses, and the other €3m fine was due to exceeding those.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • To build trust and integrate with international markets, Central Asian governments and banks are proactively enhancing compliance standards, often exceeding local regulations, to ensure transparent and secure financial transactions.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Britain’s Josh Kerr broke the men’s mile world record at the London Diamond League meet, eclipsing a mark set by Hicham El Guerrouj that had stood since 1999.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • Nor are their higher-budget counterparts, such as superhero flicks and Disney’s live-action retreads of its own catalog, both of which spent much of this century eclipsing box office records.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • The Odyssey is also set to become Nolan’s biggest global opening, topping The Dark Knight Rises’ $249 million worldwide launch.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
  • Sonically, there are specific elements that an arena-bursting, chart-topping song needs.
    Jack Cosbie, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

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“Outstripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstripping. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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