outplay
verb
out·play
ˌau̇t-ˈplā 
outplayed; outplaying; outplays
: to play better than
especially
: to outdo in playing a game
The Knicks took a 21-point lead in the first half, gave up 18 consecutive points in the third quarter, but outplayed the Kings down the stretch to win … —
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But the 6-foot-4, 315-pound Slater, a former first-round selection, has outplayed his contract and is possibly making a statement by skipping practices.
—Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The contestants joining White to outwit, outplay and outlast each other on the famed reality competition series hail from 19 different seasons, including two from the upcoming Season 49, which premieres this fall.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
They were heavily outshot and outplayed with the series on the line multiple times, but most egregiously in Game 7, when Florida ran them out of the rink in outshooting them 18-5 in the second period.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 19 May 2025
That's where the locker room leaders presented a message: Performances like the one in Game 5, when the Celtics outplayed, outhustled and outthought the Knicks, were unacceptable.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The contestants joining White to outwit, outplay and outlast each other on the famed reality competition series hail from 19 different seasons, including two from the upcoming Season 49, which premieres this fall.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
They were heavily outshot and outplayed with the series on the line multiple times, but most egregiously in Game 7, when Florida ran them out of the rink in outshooting them 18-5 in the second period.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 19 May 2025
That's where the locker room leaders presented a message: Performances like the one in Game 5, when the Celtics outplayed, outhustled and outthought the Knicks, were unacceptable.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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“Outplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outplay. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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