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
In 22 states, the rate of influenza deaths has been outpacing COVID-19 deaths throughout the first five weeks of 2025.
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the 15-inch MacBook Air outpaced the Yoga Slim in two graphics tests by small margins, but Intel's Arc 140V GPU crushed the Apple M3 GPU in ray tracing, with a more-than-3,000-point advantage in Solar Bay.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: State efforts to oversee health insurers are expected to outpace those in the new Congress, in part because legislators tend to face less pressure covering the costs of changes in insurance law.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Data shows that while millions of borrowers have benefited from loan forgiveness programs, new loans continue to outpace repayments, pushing the overall debt burden higher.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Alexander Tin, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the 15-inch MacBook Air outpaced the Yoga Slim in two graphics tests by small margins, but Intel's Arc 140V GPU crushed the Apple M3 GPU in ray tracing, with a more-than-3,000-point advantage in Solar Bay.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: State efforts to oversee health insurers are expected to outpace those in the new Congress, in part because legislators tend to face less pressure covering the costs of changes in insurance law.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Data shows that while millions of borrowers have benefited from loan forgiveness programs, new loans continue to outpace repayments, pushing the overall debt burden higher.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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China overtook Japan as the biggest vehicle exporter last year, helped by government support for EVs.—
AFP,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The shooting happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, when Brooks’ Honda Odyssey minivan jockeyed through traffic to overtake a Crown Victoria driven by Uriel Miller, 26, of Tennessee, police said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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In Denmark, where Season 1 surpassed its prime-time slot average by 31%, a second season is set to launch later this month.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Passenger traffic at Midway had surpassed pre-pandemic levels.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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His characters are driven by their needs; they’re not driven by rational thinking.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Omega-6 fatty acids have also been implicated in the processes that drive colon cancer.—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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