outsmart
verb
out·smart
ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt 
outsmarted; outsmarting; outsmarts
: to get the better of
especially
: outwit
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Examples of outsmart in a Sentence
The government must gather large amounts of information in order to outsmart its enemies.
an inexpensive security system that would likely be outsmarted by anyone with a serious interest in circumventing it
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The approach should work when the show’s producers scramble to figure out how this cornpone contestant out Lebanon, Ohio, has outsmarted them.
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
So, Enola decides to break the mold and outsmart her brothers by finding her mother herself.
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, who after fleeing Washington, would outsmart his pursuers throughout Southern Maryland until being shot in a Virginia tobacco barn.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
Fallon also accused the Secret Service of being outsmarted by Crooks, who authorities say used his father’s rifle in the assault.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
So, Enola decides to break the mold and outsmart her brothers by finding her mother herself.
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, who after fleeing Washington, would outsmart his pursuers throughout Southern Maryland until being shot in a Virginia tobacco barn.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
Fallon also accused the Secret Service of being outsmarted by Crooks, who authorities say used his father’s rifle in the assault.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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“Outsmart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsmart. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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outsmart
verb
out·smart
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsmärt
: outwit
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