outstrips

verb

present tense third-person singular of outstrip
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 Much of this debt has funded investment that has generated progressively lower—even negative—economic returns, including excess residential real estate, underutilized infrastructure, and manufacturing capacity that far outstrips demand. — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 To begin with the good, the Unibook far outstrips the port offerings of the MacBook Neo or the new XPS 13. — ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026 Her compensation as stated in the latest available tax filings outstrips the pay for leaders of much larger nonprofits in the homelessness arena. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Saudi consumer loans grew ninefold since 2000, to 477 billion riyals — a pace that outstrips both population growth and GDP expansion. — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 Her playful language scrambles to keep pace with a reality that forever outstrips it. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 That outstrips the net gain of $666 billion investors took home from the last decade of startup investing, says Meghan Reynolds, managing partner at tech fund Altimeter. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Anthropic’s recent Mythos Preview highlights how AI can identify vulnerabilities at a pace that outstrips most organizations’ ability to patch them. — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026 Still, vendors on e-commerce sites told CNN that demand for OpenClaw installation far outstrips orders for its removal. — CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstrips
  1. exceeds
  2. surpasses
  3. eclipses
  4. tops
Verb
  • Luxury tax payrolls determine whether a team exceeds the league’s luxury tax threshold and owes financial penalties.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Still, her knack for collecting polished, easy-to-style shoes that are comfortable enough to stand in all day exceeds even my own abilities.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • In recent years, Hinton, who previously worked at Google, has issued a series of warnings about existential risks associated with AI, particularly if an AI model surpasses human intelligence and becomes autonomous.
    — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Money put into the fund will also not count towards a state spending limit created in the 1970s that requires the Legislature take certain actions — including refunding taxpayers — if the California’s budget surpasses a certain spending limit.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of surpasses
Verb
  • The find eclipses the previous record holder — a roughly 14-pound Terslev hoard — and weighs nearly three times as much.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Prima Facie is the kind of film in which the central performance eclipses the whole.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of eclipses
Verb
  • Vidio’s original slate now tops 110 series, and the platform carries more than 70 global and national sports competitions, among them Wimbledon, Formula 1 and MotoGP.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Tackling gas prices, high cost of living California has some of the highest housing and energy costs in the nation, and affordability tops the list of concerns for likely voters.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of tops

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“Outstrips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstrips. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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