outscore
verb
out·score
ˌau̇t-ˈskȯr 
outscored; outscoring
: to score more points than
The Cats went on to outscore the Chargers 16-10 in the third and 17-12 in the fourth to win by 16.—
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Victory came 24 hours after the Lynx were out-toughed and outscored 19-4 down the stretch in a 79-71 loss Wednesday at Phoenix.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Aari McDonald and Sophie Cunningham added 14 and 10 points, respectively, off the bench, but the Fever ran out of gas late, getting outscored 35-17 in the fourth quarter.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Oklahoma City outscored Indiana 34-20 in the third, scoring 18 points off eight Pacers giveaways.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
The team entered the finals on a 26-game winning streak, and outscored its opponents 64-25 in its first eight tournament games.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 June 2025
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Aari McDonald and Sophie Cunningham added 14 and 10 points, respectively, off the bench, but the Fever ran out of gas late, getting outscored 35-17 in the fourth quarter.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Oklahoma City outscored Indiana 34-20 in the third, scoring 18 points off eight Pacers giveaways.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
The team entered the finals on a 26-game winning streak, and outscored its opponents 64-25 in its first eight tournament games.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 June 2025
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“Outscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outscore. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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