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Recent Examples of outguess
The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.
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George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outguess
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Eventually, Iris gets her hands on Josh's phone and gains access to her own settings, giving her an opportunity to outsmart her human captors.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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Pudi, as usual, is as mischievous as ever in his relentless pursuit of climbing the corporate ladder, outsmarting his bosses—and perhaps even himself.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Some 1,600 years ago, perhaps soldiers on the easternmost edge of the empire shuffled the slim bone tokens across a board, attempting to outwit their opponents.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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Here, souls gamble years of their lives with her, daring to outwit Death herself.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the shape rotators are convinced that computers can outthink us because their own minds are so impoverished.—
Becca Rothfeld,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
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In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai predicted the technology underlying Gemini Advanced will be able to outthink even the smartest people when tackling many complex topics.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2024
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The governor’s better posture would be to concentrate on outmaneuvering and outfoxing Trump.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately, the most challenging part of a campaign for Crimea may not be outfoxing Russia.—
Andriy Zagorodnyuk,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Jan. 2023
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While its future hangs in the balance, Republicans have additional plans to thwart it.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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But his progress was thwarted in bizarre circumstances, relating to a break-in at his home a few weeks earlier.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Wanda Sykes never second-guessed her decision to have a double mastectomy after she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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No more second-guessing, its smart display shows exactly how much life is left and how quickly your devices are charging.—
Juhi Wadia,
PCMAG,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Outguess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outguess. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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