as in to overtake
to go or grow faster than (something)
Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades. The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.
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Recent Examples of outpace
Early this year, the administration revealed Medi-Cal costs were outpacing expectations by more than $6 billion, mostly due to the coverage expansion.
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
The global consulting and technology services company predicted that electricity demand could jump at least 25% in the next five years and as much as 78% by 2050 — findings that far outpace historical trends over the past two decades.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 20 May 2025
The state's growing population has fueled its economic growth, which in 2024 outpaced that of the country, according to data from the University of Central Florida's Institute for Economic Forecasting.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Rewind back the last five years and William Nylander has 21 goals in 40 playoff games — a mark of .53 goals per game that comfortably outpaces his peers with John Tavares (.35), Auston Matthews (.32) and Matthew Knies (.32) the next-best over that span.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
The global consulting and technology services company predicted that electricity demand could jump at least 25% in the next five years and as much as 78% by 2050 — findings that far outpace historical trends over the past two decades.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 20 May 2025
The state's growing population has fueled its economic growth, which in 2024 outpaced that of the country, according to data from the University of Central Florida's Institute for Economic Forecasting.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Rewind back the last five years and William Nylander has 21 goals in 40 playoff games — a mark of .53 goals per game that comfortably outpaces his peers with John Tavares (.35), Auston Matthews (.32) and Matthew Knies (.32) the next-best over that span.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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However, in 2023, Dr. Pepper overtook Pepsi as the No. 2 bestselling soda on the list.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The principality’s narrow streets are particularly ill-suited to the current Formula 1 cars and make overtaking all but impossible.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Yeah, but still... Yamamoto had his second-worst stinker as a Dodger, surpassed by only his fumble of the division series opener last season against the Padres.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Malia Jones placed third in triple jump at 39-2 and Brooklyn Davis, who surpassed 40-feet in prelims, was ninth in the shot put at 39-1 ¼ .—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Much of the innovation that drives societal progress and economic productivity does not emerge from revolutions in thought, but from the subtle extension and application of existing knowledge.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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During my visit, Leal and I drove in his vintage Jeep to 1900 Barker, a coffee shop on Lawrence’s main drag.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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