outstrips

present tense third-person singular of outstrip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outstrips And the tickets are free, which means demand regularly outstrips supply. Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025 This pace outstrips the rate of underlying consumer spending growth by tenfold, underscoring its centrality to both market performance and broader economic data. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 Demand always vastly outstrips supply — in the 2025 fiscal year lottery, more than 470,000 people applied. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025 Unsurprisingly, problems can arise when a person’s credit balance outstrips their savings. Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025 Even more important, the depth of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO now far outstrips the level Putin worried about before the war, precisely because of Russia’s invasion. Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025 Local officials have prosecuted hundreds of people accused of being in the country illegally, taking a blistering pace that far outstrips recent years. Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025 His overall 134 Unadjusted Contact Score far outstrips his 83 adjusted mark. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Rabbinic tales of the Golem asked what happens when obedience outstrips wisdom. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstrips
Verb
  • But the two have racked up an astronomical, nine-figure legal bill that far exceeds any reasonable amount the two may have needed for their defense, the bank said in a court filing late Friday.
    Ken Sweet, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The young girls are going back to their remote mountain village to take part in the perilous harvest of the yarsagumba, a rare creature, half mushroom, half insect, whose value exceeds that of gold.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The European Linen Sheet Set at Quince is only $140 and surpasses its expensive competitor in feel, weight, and quality.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The food pantry’s national delivery service received 410 new applications for support in just 10 days, an increase Bassett says surpasses their usual total from an entire quarter.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cotton also eclipses natural fibers like wool (3 percent) and hemp (1 percent).
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The central performance never eclipses the movie.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With 21 sacks, Mizzou tops all of Vanderbilt’s previous opponents this season.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The style’s 100-percent organic cotton composition, too, will ensure these babies last you for years on end, meshing well with everything from Fair Isle sweaters to your sexiest date-night halter tops.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Outstrips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstrips. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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