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Recent Examples of outguess
The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.
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George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outguess
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This is an American story made by an international cohort — Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain is an executive producer under his Fabula production banner — and the film is so much more than just an exploration of this anomalous oddball story and character who managed to outsmart the media.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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If people are constantly outsmarting the system, what does that say about the system itself?—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Virgil van Dijk got outwitted by the combative Rodrigo Muniz for Fulham’s third.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Children outwitting their parents in the technology stakes is clearly rife.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the shape rotators are convinced that computers can outthink us because their own minds are so impoverished.—
Becca Rothfeld,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
Verb
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In the most iconic scene, he gets outfoxed on the subway by the French drug lord on a subway, playing cat-and-mouse on the platform.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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The most challenging part of a campaign for Crimea may not be outfoxing Russia.—
Andriy Zagorodnyuk,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Jan. 2023
Verb
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Our favorite bike locks for every ride, including new locks designed to thwart angle grinders.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tanya and Greg were Season 2’s returning characters, and the season ended with Tanya accidentally dying while trying to thwart a murder plot, apparently arranged by Greg’s associates.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This may cause one partner to become the emotional fixer and the other to feel watched, second-guessed or subtly managed.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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No more second-guessing, the app tracks session history, ensuring a stress-free transition for working moms.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Outguess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outguess. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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