as in exceeds
to be greater, better, or stronger than
before he had reached his teens, the child prodigy had outstripped his music teacher's abilities
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Recent Examples of outstrips
Although it’s found being generated in many places, from outflows in Herbig-Haro objects to planetary nebulae, one origin story for dust outstrips all others.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Unsurprisingly, problems can arise when a person’s credit balance outstrips their savings.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Even more important, the depth of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO now far outstrips the level Putin worried about before the war, precisely because of Russia’s invasion.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Local officials have prosecuted hundreds of people accused of being in the country illegally, taking a blistering pace that far outstrips recent years.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
His overall 134 Unadjusted Contact Score far outstrips his 83 adjusted mark.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Rabbinic tales of the Golem asked what happens when obedience outstrips wisdom.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
And the strength of her powers, including invisibility, far outstrips her peers.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Uranium Energy is poised to benefit from rising uranium prices as global demand dramatically outstrips supply.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Unsurprisingly, problems can arise when a person’s credit balance outstrips their savings.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Even more important, the depth of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO now far outstrips the level Putin worried about before the war, precisely because of Russia’s invasion.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Local officials have prosecuted hundreds of people accused of being in the country illegally, taking a blistering pace that far outstrips recent years.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
His overall 134 Unadjusted Contact Score far outstrips his 83 adjusted mark.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Rabbinic tales of the Golem asked what happens when obedience outstrips wisdom.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
And the strength of her powers, including invisibility, far outstrips her peers.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Uranium Energy is poised to benefit from rising uranium prices as global demand dramatically outstrips supply.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstrips
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For perspective, the net worth of the seven wealthiest people in the world--all AI luminaries including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang--exceeds $2 trillion, close to the GDP of Canada.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Attendance now exceeds 95 percent, efficiency has been improving week by week and there is a palpable sense of momentum.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The country now surpasses the cocaine production of South American countries Peru and Bolivia combined.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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This could represent a significant edge in a GPU market constrained by supply, where demand significantly surpasses availability, especially for cutting-edge chips.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Most also reject the idea of celebrating a public figure’s death — and a substantial portion think the cost of gun deaths eclipses the need to safeguard the Second Amendment.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hype eclipses cash flows, and momentum overtakes fundamentals, leaving individual investors exposed to costly swings.—
Anmol Verma,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Relatively snow-poor Zhejiang had nine indoor resorts in the latest year, tops among China’s provinces, followed by Hunan and Jiangsu.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia, which this summer became the first public company to hit $4 trillion in market value, tops TIME and Statista’s 2025 statistical ranking of the World’s Best Companies.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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