as in to overtake
to go or grow faster than (something)
Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades. The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.
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Recent Examples of outpace
The underlying fundamentals remain solid: Employers continue to add jobs at a healthy pace, unemployment has stayed low and wages are still outpacing inflation.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
The automaker has steadily lost electric vehicle market share to its competitors, while its largest rival in China is outpacing it with advances in driver-assistance software, which Musk has staked out as a cornerstone of his business.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Humane sold roughly 10,000 units, though daily returns were outpacing sales at one point, so there are even fewer Pins in the world.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
Home improvement market growth and pro-business to outpace DIY, Brandon Sink, executive vice president and chief financial officers said during the earnings call.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
The automaker has steadily lost electric vehicle market share to its competitors, while its largest rival in China is outpacing it with advances in driver-assistance software, which Musk has staked out as a cornerstone of his business.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Humane sold roughly 10,000 units, though daily returns were outpacing sales at one point, so there are even fewer Pins in the world.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
Home improvement market growth and pro-business to outpace DIY, Brandon Sink, executive vice president and chief financial officers said during the earnings call.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have overtaken them for second place by the tiebreaker.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Behind the Nissan Leaf, a driver of an Audi was having none of this careful robot driving malarkey and overtook us both at speed and clearly with some frustration.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Canada has also seen the Liberal Party surge rapidly in recent polls, either tying or surpassing the previously dominant Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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The animated epic has become the first Chinese film to surpass $2 billion at the box office, marking a historic milestone.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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The decision to focus on Bernstein and von Karajan was driven by Danish’s fascination with their contrasting reputations and profound cultural influences.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s consolidation of power in his second term has been driven by a perceptible change of pace.—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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