outdistance
verb
out·dis·tance
ˌau̇t-ˈdi-stən(t)s 
outdistanced; outdistancing; outdistances
: to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip
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Examples of outdistance in a Sentence
She easily outdistanced the other runners.
This television outdistances all others in the number of sales.
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The disparity in high-danger chances (99 allowed, 52 generated) outdistances any other player.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
McCaul outdistanced his Democratic challenger Theresa Boisseau by about 19 percentage points for the 10th Congressional District, which stretches from Austin east to the outskirts of Houston.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
Daniels posted eight birdies to outdistanced Stanford commit Jude Lee of Orange Lutheran by four strokes.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Outdistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outdistance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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outdistance
verb
out·dis·tance
-ˈdis-tən(t)s
: to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip
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