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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The two species likely competed for similar prey, and the more adaptable great white may have outcompeted its giant relative.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Healthy microbes also outcompete pathogens for nutrients, adds Dr. Erin Chen, assistant professor of biology at MIT and a dermatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump’s national security picks, particularly Mike Waltz as national security adviser, Marco Rubio as secretary of state, and Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations, understand the task ahead and have views consistent with a growing bipartisan consensus on the need to outcompete China.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
And mutants that have some selective advantage will predominate, outcompeting earlier variants.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Healthy microbes also outcompete pathogens for nutrients, adds Dr. Erin Chen, assistant professor of biology at MIT and a dermatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump’s national security picks, particularly Mike Waltz as national security adviser, Marco Rubio as secretary of state, and Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations, understand the task ahead and have views consistent with a growing bipartisan consensus on the need to outcompete China.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
And mutants that have some selective advantage will predominate, outcompeting earlier variants.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcompete. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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