as in overtook
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 outpaced
The pace of innovation has outpaced visibility.
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Asaf Kochan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
This growth has largely outpaced other major investing countries such as Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom, according to a new report published today by the Atlantic Council.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The agency was founded in 1958, after the Soviet launch of Sputnik shocked the US into realizing it had been technologically outpaced.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
As of late July, the top vote-getter in Kansas City, Kansas’s mayoral primary race had also outpaced her general election competition in fundraising by about $20,000.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Fiscal first-quarter revenue of $455 million outpaced Wall Street's consensus estimate of $440 million.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
But there hasn’t been a moment in two decades when Florida has been so massively outpaced on offense by its in-state foes, which matters to the UF officials employing Napier.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Republican voters slightly outpaced Democrats, 10%-8%, according to Stewart's data.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
In the wake of the pandemic, median home sale prices reached their highest level in at least 50 years compared with household income; rents outpaced earnings as well.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Asaf Kochan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
This growth has largely outpaced other major investing countries such as Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom, according to a new report published today by the Atlantic Council.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The agency was founded in 1958, after the Soviet launch of Sputnik shocked the US into realizing it had been technologically outpaced.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
As of late July, the top vote-getter in Kansas City, Kansas’s mayoral primary race had also outpaced her general election competition in fundraising by about $20,000.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Fiscal first-quarter revenue of $455 million outpaced Wall Street's consensus estimate of $440 million.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
But there hasn’t been a moment in two decades when Florida has been so massively outpaced on offense by its in-state foes, which matters to the UF officials employing Napier.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Republican voters slightly outpaced Democrats, 10%-8%, according to Stewart's data.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
In the wake of the pandemic, median home sale prices reached their highest level in at least 50 years compared with household income; rents outpaced earnings as well.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaced
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The 33-year-old only overtook Yogi Berra for home runs on Tuesday, disrupting a top five of Ruth, Mantle, Gehrig, DiMaggio and Berra which had stood since 1966.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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California overtook Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy this year.—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Most preseason projections had Miami in the low 60s for wins, but with 13 games still remaining, the Marlins have already surpassed last year’s total by eight.—
Isaac Azout,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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During their 27-18 victory over the Commanders at Lambeau Field, however, the Packers surpassed Parsons’ best-case scenario.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The request also came on the same day a man drove a car into the gates of an FBI building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Friends drove him home and tended to him during the episode, which caused Ronson to contemplate his burgeoning addiction.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Outpaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaced. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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