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as in outmaneuvered
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as in speculated (about)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-guessed
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But Bessent outmaneuvered his rival with the help of an unusual coalition that included MAGA figures like Bannon and Navarro and Wall Street elites who had a history of tension with Lutnick.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025 -
Following Paetongtarn’s dismissal last month, days of chaos ensued before her government fell on Friday, outmaneuvered by challenger Anutin Charnvirakul, who was elected premier by parliament in a humiliating defeat for Thaksin’s once unstoppable Pheu Thai party.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
9 Sep. 2025
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The judge reasoned that there remain factual disputes for jurors to weigh.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2026
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The commission reasoned that Vang hadn't committed further crimes since he was released from prison, had started a family and owns a local painting business.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Ticket prices attract bipartisan criticism There are mayors like Zohran Mamdani of New York and Karen Bass of Los Angeles, Democrats who’ve balked at ticket prices.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Early Claude Code customers balked at the price compared with $20-per-month AI subscriptions, wondering whether Claude was really different from other products.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Stanford, 38%, according to data analyzed by The Atlantic.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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For this new study, Suetsugu and his partners at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology analyzed three main components of Balanophora evolution.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2025
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Towering over the town is another, much bigger, Venetian fort, the Palamidhi (named after Palamedes, Nafplio’s legendarily clever local hero, who outwitted Odysseus and, well, didn’t live long enough to regret it).—
Helen Brown,
TheWeek,
30 Apr. 2026
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Twenty-six years ago, students treated a visit by then-President Bill Clinton as a challenge, and outwitted the Secret Service by secretly rigging a banner to unfurl at an inopportune moment.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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So far, the jarring evidence is in public documents that the firm Sanchez hired to investigate has carefully reviewed and released.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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However, Cena outsmarted him by grabbing the chair, throwing it next to Dom, and pretending to be down on the mat.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Tuchel came to Monaco for a meeting with United’s leaders two weeks after the FA Cup final, in which Ten Hag’s side outsmarted and defeated Manchester City for a momentous win.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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This year’s Tribeca Film Festival, which concluded this past weekend, had one of the most fashion-minded programming in its 25-year history.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
15 June 2026
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As of May, the White House claims to have concluded 27 new critical minerals deals in the past 12 months.—
Jared Cohen,
Time,
15 June 2026
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“Second-guessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second-guessed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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