outskate
verb
out·skate
ˌau̇t-ˈskāt 
outskated; outskating
: to outdo or surpass in skating : to skate better than
Still, everyone in the Black Bears' locker room knew the game was really lost at the outset, when the Warriors … simply outworked and outskated their hosts.—
Mark Emmert
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But Brooks made sure his team was the best conditioned, so players had the legs to outskate and outlast their opponents.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022
Under Ruff, the Stars were an offensive-minded team who used their speed to outskate opponents and wear them down.
—Stephen Hunt, star-telegram, 14 Sep. 2017
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022
Under Ruff, the Stars were an offensive-minded team who used their speed to outskate opponents and wear them down.
—Stephen Hunt, star-telegram, 14 Sep. 2017
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“Outskate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskate. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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