outstrips

present tense third-person singular of outstrip

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Recent Examples of outstrips 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 Diaz-Perry is the third bout announced for the first MMA show for Paul's burgeoning promotional company, which is showcasing combat sports icons whose fame far outstrips the current crop of relatively anonymous UFC champions. ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images Despite Resy’s rise and buzzy partnerships with high-profile restaurants, OpenTable still significantly outstrips its rival by restaurant count. Amelia Lucas,ryan Baker, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstrips
Verb
  • The carriers are generally liable for any goods lost up to a certain dollar amount; the customer typically buys insurance for any value that exceeds that threshold.
    Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Why Context Exceeds Character Five patterns reveal why context often exceeds character in the character/context ratio.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This pivot is significantly reshaping the company's revenue profile, as its cloud business already surpasses $214 billion annually.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That surpasses the count of cases in all of 2025 — 2,289 — which was fueled by a fatal outbreak in Texas where two children died.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The toll eclipses that of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The toll eclipses that of the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • According to our Joe Rexrode, no person in college football this year is more interesting than Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, who tops Joe’s list of 25.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Brooks has long highlighted Japan’s efforts to keep its bond yields artificially low as a way of keeping its massive debt burden, which tops 200% of GDP, in check.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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

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