outperform
verb
out·per·form
ˌau̇t-pər-ˈfȯrm 
ˌau̇t-pə-
outperformed; outperforming; outperforms
: to perform better than
Today a kid who flips burgers can save enough money to buy a motorcycle that will outperform all but a couple of pricey sports cars.—
James R. Petersen
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The regional Stoxx 600 outperformed the S&P 500 for February.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
So Close To What outperforms the bow for McRae’s Think Later album, released just a year and change ago, by well over 100k units.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
In particular, economically disadvantaged students in Florida outperformed comparable students in all other states on the assessment in 2022.
—Thibaut Delloue, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
The latest: The University of Oregon outperformed the University of Washington in football this past season — no question.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
So Close To What outperforms the bow for McRae’s Think Later album, released just a year and change ago, by well over 100k units.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
In particular, economically disadvantaged students in Florida outperformed comparable students in all other states on the assessment in 2022.
—Thibaut Delloue, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
The latest: The University of Oregon outperformed the University of Washington in football this past season — no question.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outperform
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outperform. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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