outdistance
verb
out·dis·tance
ˌau̇t-ˈdi-stən(t)s 
outdistanced; outdistancing; outdistances
: to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip
Examples of outdistance in a Sentence
She easily outdistanced the other runners.
This television outdistances all others in the number of sales.
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The Wildcats set two of the six records on the track and used consistency up and down their roster to outdistance a talented Old Rochester squad by 15 points.
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Our editors have always taken particular pleasure in sharing gear whose performance far outdistances its price tag.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The one-time pro football player ran up the score in almost every corner of Texas to outdistance a field of nine candidates and advance to the November race against Sen. Ted Cruz.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Mar. 2024
Davis received 41 first-place votes and was named on 87 of 150 ballots, finishing with 315 points to easily outdistance another sophomore, Bolingbrook’s Davion Thompson, who took second with 140 points.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Our editors have always taken particular pleasure in sharing gear whose performance far outdistances its price tag.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The one-time pro football player ran up the score in almost every corner of Texas to outdistance a field of nine candidates and advance to the November race against Sen. Ted Cruz.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Mar. 2024
Davis received 41 first-place votes and was named on 87 of 150 ballots, finishing with 315 points to easily outdistance another sophomore, Bolingbrook’s Davion Thompson, who took second with 140 points.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Outdistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outdistance. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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outdistance
verb
out·dis·tance
-ˈdis-tən(t)s
: to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip
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