as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a tennis player who outclassed the competition, breezing through the tournament without losing a set
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Recent Examples of outclass
The Bills were completely outclassed in the following three Super Bowls, losing to the Washington Commanders 37-24 in Super Bowl 26, 52-17 to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl 27 and again to the Cowboys in Super Bowl 28 by a score of 30-13.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
BritBox outclasses them all with support for five concurrent streams.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
The Thunder outclassed the Knicks on Jan. 3 in Oklahoma City.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Maryland’s struggles in the second half against premier opponents are alarming
For the second game in a row, the Terps were outclassed in the final 20 minutes.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
BritBox outclasses them all with support for five concurrent streams.
—PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
The Thunder outclassed the Knicks on Jan. 3 in Oklahoma City.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Maryland’s struggles in the second half against premier opponents are alarming
For the second game in a row, the Terps were outclassed in the final 20 minutes.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for outclass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outclass
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In Denmark, where Season 1 surpassed its prime-time slot average by 31%, a second season is set to launch later this month.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Passenger traffic at Midway had surpassed pre-pandemic levels.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Mahomes’ touchdown-to-interception ratio in the playoffs (5.4-to-1) also exceeds his regular season rate (3.3-to-1).—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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None of them exceeded expectations quite the way O’Connell did.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the end, Iris has a battle with Josh and betters him by stabbing him in the head with an electronic wine opener.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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That small accomplishment alone, which isn’t actually so small, always serves to better my headspace when too busy with other things to fully deep-clean every surface, bathroom, and cluttered cabinet.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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Nabers, remember, set a franchise record with 109 catches this season, eclipsing Steve Smith’s 107 from 2009.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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But the game has changed — that era’s drugs eclipsed by the obliterants flooding in now.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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And the things that are topping his list would more likely drive up the cost of food, including eggs, rather than lower them.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The former is hydrating and refreshing to the max: meant for topping your makeup with a glow and blocking the sun’s rays at the same time.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Outclass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outclass. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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