outcompete
verb
out·com·pete
ˌau̇t-kəm-ˈpēt 
outcompeted; outcompeting
: to defeat, outdo, or displace by competing more effectively or aggressively
rival teams trying to outcompete one another
… one popular theory holds that dinosaurs outcompeted rival groups in their rise to world domination.—
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Their presence can outcompete or eliminate native predators and disrupt food chains.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Their ability to adapt led the dinosaurs to outcompete non-dinosaurian land vertebrates, so that by the end of the Triassic the dominance of dinosaurs was complete.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments One model suggested that dinosaurs evolved to physically outcompete their rivals, according to the study.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In fact, the Soviet and Chinese systems are far more alike than not, and so are the American strategies required to outcompete them.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Their ability to adapt led the dinosaurs to outcompete non-dinosaurian land vertebrates, so that by the end of the Triassic the dominance of dinosaurs was complete.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments One model suggested that dinosaurs evolved to physically outcompete their rivals, according to the study.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In fact, the Soviet and Chinese systems are far more alike than not, and so are the American strategies required to outcompete them.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcompete. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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