as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history
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Recent Examples of outmatch
To be convinced to attack, Chinese leaders would have to conclude that Taiwan was about to outmatch China and would indefinitely sustain its military advantage.
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Brooklyn appeared to be outmatched in the third quarter, as the Nuggets opened the period on a 22-9 run to open up an 87-68.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Of course, conventional medicine, too, was often outmatched by Radner’s illness.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
He’s certainly outmatched by the great Claude Rains, who plays Larry’s father, Sir John Talbot.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Brooklyn appeared to be outmatched in the third quarter, as the Nuggets opened the period on a 22-9 run to open up an 87-68.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Of course, conventional medicine, too, was often outmatched by Radner’s illness.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
He’s certainly outmatched by the great Claude Rains, who plays Larry’s father, Sir John Talbot.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatch
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According to promoter Live Nation, ticket sales for the genre-bending concert surpassed one million in less than a month, and two more venues were added to the itinerary.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Denver location, near Coors Field, is not only packed ahead of first pitch, but now sees college football and NFL Sunday business surpass Rockies games.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Though New York doesn’t have a cap, there’s typically a maximum amount the figure can exceed compensatory damages.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The total number of undergraduate credentials awarded in 2023-24 exceeded 3.2 million, with 59% (1.9 million) of those being BA degrees, 25% were AA degrees (821,400) and 16% were undergraduate certificates (525,200).—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Tucked away after a swarm of students asked him tons of questions on his career to better their own, Chavarria, a CFDA Award-winning designer, reflected on his childhood, which is where his love of fashion was born.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Only one team in Europe’s top four leagues, Bilbao’s Athletic Club (six), can better them.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Marshmallow Bunny Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with marshmallow flavored Kreme, dipped in pastel yellow icing and topped with a bunny face and confectionery ears.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The case of the 38 millimeter by 45 millimeter automatic watch is made in gold-color steel and topped with a gold-color bezel in Rado’s Ceramos composite, a mix of ceramic and metal alloy.—
Ming Liu,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Outmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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