as in exceeds
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 outstrips
Newsom also cited statutory increases to sick leave and family leave that outstrips many other states.
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Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The weak budget position outlined in that report expects that the state’s structural deficits will grow by $35 billion a year as spending growth outstrips revenue growth, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 12 Dec. 2025
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
Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The weak budget position outlined in that report expects that the state’s structural deficits will grow by $35 billion a year as spending growth outstrips revenue growth, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 12 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstrips
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The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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That figure exceeds its current regional consumption.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The cybersecurity landscape right now is rife with opportunity and anxiety, particularly for giant companies that are trying to find their way in a world with a rapidly expanding threat landscape that far surpasses just humans.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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This comfortably surpasses the initial amount in their previous record sale — Dominic Solanke’s 2024 switch to Spurs for £55m plus bonuses — and exceeds the bids for Semenyo last summer.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Boasting 701 hp, the new 2026 Turbo S eclipses the GT2 RS as the most powerful 911 in history.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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Roughly 50 percent of Americans have tried the drug, and according to a 2024 study, the number of people using cannabis daily or near daily now eclipses the number who drink alcohol at a similar frequency.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Nationally, that number tops $148 billion and continues to climb.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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One can surmise that the Iced Dubai Chocolate Matcha tops Starbucks’ iced matcha latte with a chocolate and pistachio-flavored cold foam.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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