as in to exceed
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 outstrip
The Calm Before the Storm Positive mentions (40.4 percent) for Meghan's show outstripped negative ones (31 percent) over the three days studied—they were just heavily grouped before the episodes were released.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
The hot Biden-era job market did little to improve Americans' purchasing power, as inflation outstripped higher paychecks.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
While her career up to that point was hardly a failure, before her second album, Taylor was more likely to be booked for gigs at libraries and early afternoon festival slots—although, even then, her ambition and passion for spectacle as a performer always outstripped her means.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
Population growth in Allegheny, Butler and Washington counties barely outstripped losses elsewhere.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
The hot Biden-era job market did little to improve Americans' purchasing power, as inflation outstripped higher paychecks.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
While her career up to that point was hardly a failure, before her second album, Taylor was more likely to be booked for gigs at libraries and early afternoon festival slots—although, even then, her ambition and passion for spectacle as a performer always outstripped her means.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
Population growth in Allegheny, Butler and Washington counties barely outstripped losses elsewhere.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstrip
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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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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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Yet the blue and gold had already eclipsed 120 points in the game.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jakob’s career then eclipsed those of his older brothers, with Filip and particularly Henrik now his de facto coaches.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 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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“Outstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstrip. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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