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
Papa John’s is gaining ground in the competitive pizza market, outperforming Domino’s as the latter struggles with a tough macroeconomic environment.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
According to a Fox News press release, Lara Trump's show beat every CNN and MSNBC show over the week in terms of viewers, and even outperformed college basketball on ESPN which had an audience of 1.5 million across all games.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
These studies consistently indicate that on most of the key traits that make leaders more effective, women tend to significantly outperform men on average.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Rainbow Six outperformed the industry last quarter by delivering revenue level with the prior year with improving metrics beneath the hood, like session days per user.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
According to a Fox News press release, Lara Trump's show beat every CNN and MSNBC show over the week in terms of viewers, and even outperformed college basketball on ESPN which had an audience of 1.5 million across all games.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
These studies consistently indicate that on most of the key traits that make leaders more effective, women tend to significantly outperform men on average.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Rainbow Six outperformed the industry last quarter by delivering revenue level with the prior year with improving metrics beneath the hood, like session days per user.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
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Tests showed more than 30 occasions where turbidity stirred up by cruise ships exceeded limits set by the EPA.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Mets’ spending for the 2021-24 seasons exceeded what the lower-rolling Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates each spent over the past 21 years.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The animated epic has become the first Chinese film to surpass $2 billion at the box office, marking a historic milestone.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Canada has also seen the Liberal Party surge rapidly in recent polls, either tying or surpassing the previously dominant Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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Rose was one of baseball’s greats who topped MLB’s all-time hit list with 4,256 over a 24-season career.—
Issy Ronald, Wayne Sterling and Christian Sierra,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Then just last year on the Senior Tour, Frank Bensel Jr. topped them all.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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In the bantamweight main event, Song Yadong defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via technical decision after an eye poke left Cejudo unable to continue.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals in Tuesday's exhibition in Palm Beach, Florida.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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This new computing paradigm excels in real-time optimization and predictive modeling, offering unprecedented opportunities to overcome pressing public-sector challenges.—
Yuval Boger,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Every once in a while, a pitfall of community theater is glimpsed, but only momentarily, and here the heartfelt sense of fun overcomes any little shortcoming.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperform. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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