as in exceeds
to be greater, better, or stronger than
before he had reached his teens, the child prodigy had outstripped his music teacher's abilities
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With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.
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David Levinson, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
David Levinson, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Outstrips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstrips. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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