as in to outwit
to get the better of through cleverness the company's growth is due in large part to its marketing division's ability to outthink the competition

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Recent Examples of outthink Geoff Hinton, one of the most influential voices in artificial intelligence, warned that humanity is running out of time to prepare for machines that outthink us. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025 Perhaps the shape rotators are convinced that computers can outthink us because their own minds are so impoverished. Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024 In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai predicted the technology underlying Gemini Advanced will be able to outthink even the smartest people when tackling many complex topics. Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024 What the talent evaluators of the Carolina Panthers saw this draft cycle was an undersized quarterback from the University of Alabama whose ability to outthink defenses outweighed his physical limitations. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 28 Apr. 2023 Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmaneuver the shockingly twisted professors. Clark Collis, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023 By June, however, Space Force and its Combatant Command, U.S. Space Command, were recruiting tech-smart people; coordinating with international allies; deciding which technologies to buy; and running war-game simulations in which teams attack, counterattack and outthink one another. Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outthink
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  • Ben Shapiro, Pete Buttigieg, Michael Knowles, Alex O’Connor—these are professional debaters capable of outwitting and outreasoning almost any audience member unfamiliar with traditional debate techniques, regardless of the topic or claim being considered.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
  • And those three will still have to outwit the likes of Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Chris Bailey, who have proven themselves on the qualifying stage.
    Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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  • Screenshots from a June 20 TikTok video of an owner trying to outsmart his German shepherd when giving her a piece of popcorn.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This solution also outsmarted existing industry tools like Gurobi on large-scale delivery simulations.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • The encounter took place less than two weeks after a confrontation at another South China Sea hot spot—Scarborough Shoal—that saw a Chinese navy destroyer and a China coast guard ship collide after being outmaneuvered by a smaller Philippine coast guard cutter.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Errani and Vavassori outmaneuvered the Top 5 singles players.
    Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • Looks can be deceiving, Cali said.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Marable then came up with a fumble recovery to thwart a Red Oak drive as the Cougars trailed 20-18 at intermission.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In Greenberg’s novel, Cherry and Hero are already secret lovers who conspire to thwart the menfolk’s machinations.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Outperforming some of them on the pitch is one thing, but Newcastle cannot yet overcome the off-field strength of the ‘Big Six’.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Part of the presentation focused on helping people overcome their fear of being ostracized for having plants seen as too wild.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Colleyville Heritage defeated Richland 30-21 in a game halted early in the third quarter after a second lightning delay Friday at Mustang-Panther Stadium.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Dryden also represented his country several times, most notably helping Team Canada defeat the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summit Series.
    Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • He was outfoxed, outplayed and frustrated by the calm version of Daniil Medvedev in 2023, and lost in straight sets to Botic van De Zandschulp in the second round last year.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • No doubt remained that I’d been outfoxed.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Outthink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outthink. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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