as in to exceed
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 outstrip
In fact, its previous flagship, the RTX 4090, while eye-wateringly expensive at over $1,600, still sold well and at one point late last year even topped 1% market share in Steam’s Hardware Survey, outstripping every AMD discrete desktop graphics card.
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Antony Leather, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
That would be impossible, because America’s outer-space technology far outstrips theirs.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
The reason: For 200 years, moving from a poor place to a rich place meant ending up ahead because earning gains outstripped living costs.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 18 Feb. 2025
If Democrats’ drops in fertility over the coming years do again outstrip Republican gains, that trend will worsen a broader issue the U.S. is facing: a countrywide baby bust.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Antony Leather, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
That would be impossible, because America’s outer-space technology far outstrips theirs.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
The reason: For 200 years, moving from a poor place to a rich place meant ending up ahead because earning gains outstripped living costs.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 18 Feb. 2025
If Democrats’ drops in fertility over the coming years do again outstrip Republican gains, that trend will worsen a broader issue the U.S. is facing: a countrywide baby bust.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstrip
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President Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, because their production cost exceeds their value.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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For example bitcoin, after exceeding $100,000 toward the end of the 2024, returned to prices of approximately $70,000 before rapidly recovering to nearly $100,000 in May 2025.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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These numbers have surpassed the totality of last year's infections, which added up to just 285 across 32 states with 16 distinct outbreaks and 69% of cases being outbreak-associated.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Infections have surpassed the number of cases that occurred during a 2019 outbreak in New York, previously the largest one, the CDC said.—
Dan Gorenstein,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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The 23-year-old played every game for the Rangers, took on penalty-killing duties and was the first Rangers player to eclipse 300 hits since the league started tracking the stat in 2007-08.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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By the end of 2024, the state’s population nearly eclipsed its pre-pandemic peak, but was still around 9,000 people short of the previous high-water mark from April 2020, reflecting slow growth in the years since then.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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His ability to turn defence into attack with that same speed is just as important — his 54 progressive carries this season are only bettered by Gibbs-White (63), Elanga (79) and Hudson-Odoi (126).—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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That village is blessed by the camaraderie and support found in two fantastic trustee candidates, both of whom will no doubt work together to better their village for years to come.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Outstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstrip. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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