outgun

verb

out·gun ˌau̇t-ˈgən

outgunned; outgunning; outguns

Synonyms of outgun next

transitive verb

: to surpass in firepower

broadly : outdo

Examples of outgun in a Sentence

a marketing firm whose innovative ad campaigns have consistently outgunned its rivals'

Recent Examples on the Web All in all, they are bound to outgun their opposition, assuming that the opposition is not similarly armed. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 Ukraine has never managed to outgun Russian firepower, even after Moscow turned to North Korea to keep its ammunition flowing. —

Joseph Ataman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024 Ukraine, however, cannot win by simply trying to outgun Russia symmetrically. —

Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024 But in their zeal to outgun each other with AI, companies have overpromised and underdelivered in ways that risk disappointing you and poisoning the public’s faith in AI for years to come. —

Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for outgun

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