as in to exceed
to do or perform better than (someone or something)
The car consistently outperforms all other vehicles in its class. outperforming the competition
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Recent Examples of outperform
If that trend is to be reversed, the United States needs to get its own house in order and demonstrate to the rest of the world that democratic governments can indeed deliver for their citizens and outperform the autocratic competition.
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Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
But Dan Campbell, Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson outperformed O’Connell, Flores and Wes Phillips last week.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Asian equities were mixed, as India outperformed, Mainland China and Hong Kong underperformed, and Japan closed for New Year’s.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
There were reasons to believe other stocks could start outperforming with the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates and Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
But Dan Campbell, Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson outperformed O’Connell, Flores and Wes Phillips last week.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Asian equities were mixed, as India outperformed, Mainland China and Hong Kong underperformed, and Japan closed for New Year’s.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
There were reasons to believe other stocks could start outperforming with the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates and Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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Those losses would far exceed the $12.5 billion in insured damages from the 2018 Camp Fire, which until now was the costliest blaze in the country’s history, according to data from Aon.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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That amount exceeds the department’s typical annual profit.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Jan. 2025
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For the first time in the 22-year history of Randstad's annual review of the world of work, surpassed pay (79 percent) as a key motivator for employees.—
Aliss Higham,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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All kidding aside, the Wild have surpassed the expectations of many, including The Athletic staff.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Spartans used four third-period goals to top the Gophers 9-3 in the series opener of the top two teams in the Big Ten.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2025
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Jake Heller-Bottari and Mitchell Dumas put up 15 points apiece, and three other players finished with double digit scoring numbers as Mystic Valley (11-2) topped Pioneer Charter (Everett) 66-59 in a nonleague contest.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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In a nearly a three-hour match Friday in Melbourne, Vekić defeated No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-5 to advance to the round of 16.—
Jill Martin,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the white population usually defeats the preferred candidate of Black voters.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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From Klay Thompson to Shaun Livingston to Ball, the NBA has been filled with stories of players overcoming tremendous physical and personal adversity to return to the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Both quarterbacks, roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, overcame difficult, and certainly shocking, defeats on their way to leading Ohio State and Notre Dame, respectively, to Monday’s CFP national championship game in Atlanta.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperform. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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