as in overtaking
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 outpacing
Year to date, the stock is still up nearly 33%, outpacing the S & P 500′s 26% gain.
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Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
In other economic news last week, November retail sales came in mixed, with the headline number outpacing expectations.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
However, despite demand consistently outpacing supply, wages for workers in these jobs have only minimally increased.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The 40-year-old brand kept outpacing its market in 2024, due to the recent strong showing of Hyalushot and Retishot, with patented technologies inspired by the dermo-esthetics universe, according to Courtois.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
The increase in operating income was attributed to revenue growth outpacing expense increases.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
What People Are Saying William Frey, a demographer at The Brookings Institution, told The Associated Press that immigration accounted for all of the growth in 16 states that otherwise would have lost population from residents moving or from deaths outpacing births.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The share of Washington children getting flu vaccines fell this year, with the state's decline far outpacing the drop nationally, according to new CDC data.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
In other economic news last week, November retail sales came in mixed, with the headline number outpacing expectations.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
However, despite demand consistently outpacing supply, wages for workers in these jobs have only minimally increased.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The 40-year-old brand kept outpacing its market in 2024, due to the recent strong showing of Hyalushot and Retishot, with patented technologies inspired by the dermo-esthetics universe, according to Courtois.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
The increase in operating income was attributed to revenue growth outpacing expense increases.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
What People Are Saying William Frey, a demographer at The Brookings Institution, told The Associated Press that immigration accounted for all of the growth in 16 states that otherwise would have lost population from residents moving or from deaths outpacing births.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The share of Washington children getting flu vaccines fell this year, with the state's decline far outpacing the drop nationally, according to new CDC data.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Outpacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpacing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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