as in to exceed
to do or perform better than (someone or something)
The car consistently outperforms all other vehicles in its class. outperforming the competition
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Recent Examples of outperform
After overwhelmingly outperforming box-office expectations and becoming a storied Twitter meme, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are coming out choreographing M3gan 2.0, sadly fumbling the title bag (did Meg4n not occur to anyone in the boardroom?).
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
The independent who ran on economic issues came within 7 percentage points of GOP Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) in red Nebraska in 2024 and far outperformed Harris who lost by 20 points to Trump.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
Norm Miller, University of San Diego NO: While less regulation is generally a good thing, firms with policies to hire diversity in all possible senses of the word are able to innovate and outperform those that do not.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
While Maersk substantially outperformed 12 other major carriers in schedule reliability in November 2024 at 61.9 percent, the total remains roughly 28 percentage points off the Gemini goal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Jan. 2025
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
The independent who ran on economic issues came within 7 percentage points of GOP Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) in red Nebraska in 2024 and far outperformed Harris who lost by 20 points to Trump.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
Norm Miller, University of San Diego NO: While less regulation is generally a good thing, firms with policies to hire diversity in all possible senses of the word are able to innovate and outperform those that do not.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
While Maersk substantially outperformed 12 other major carriers in schedule reliability in November 2024 at 61.9 percent, the total remains roughly 28 percentage points off the Gemini goal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outperform
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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 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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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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Netanyahu meanwhile is under heavy pressure from his far-right political allies to resume the war after the first phase so that Hamas, which carried out the deadliest attack on Israelis in their history, can be defeated.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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In both instances, the Eagles defeated arguably the NFL’s most dominant team.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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Cognitive behavioral therapy can be an effective way to overcome a tendency to simply steer clear of your triggers.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Maybe your motive was to overcome a particular phobia, say, or heal from a really bad breakup.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperform. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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