one-upping

verb

Definition of one-uppingnext
present participle of one-up
as in outrunning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-upping
  1. outrunning
  2. outpacing
  3. exceeding
  4. surpassing
  5. transcending
  6. eclipsing
  7. excelling
  8. outstripping
Verb
  • Meantime, government spending is out of control, with expenditures outrunning the tax receipts by just under $2 trillion.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • For one, by inserting Tillman, and shaving off some minutes for Porziņģis, Horford, and even Jayson Tatum, the Celtics should - theoretically - enter the postseason with far more energy, and fresh legs, providing them with an ample chance of simply outrunning their opposition.
    Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of outrunning
Verb
  • Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This quarter, however, the Russell has climbed more than 7%, outpacing the S & P 500′s 5% gain.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of outpacing
Verb
  • More than half of the products tested in the investigation contained pesticides exceeding state and federal levels.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Common structures include commission plans (where salespeople earn a percentage of their sales) or bonuses for meeting or exceeding quotas.
    Arnab Mishra, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exceeding
Verb
  • That breaks the record previously held by a comedy or musical motion picture, surpassing Barbie, which scored a total of nine noms last year.
    Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This is catching on so quickly that the unified communications & collaboration market is expected to triple by 2030, surpassing $220 billion worldwide, Fortune Business Insights reports.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of surpassing
Verb
  • Much as White had on his farm, Stan grows beyond the limiting confines of the consciousness of the townspeople, transcending the prosaic nature of the reality around him.
    Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The tragedy also deeply impacted the Texas Longhorns, transcending competition and highlighting the stronger human connections between the two communities.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of transcending
Verb
  • Snell has pitched more than 130 innings only twice, eclipsing 180 in each of his two Cy Young seasons.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The price of one bitcoin also reached a record high Wednesday morning, eclipsing $73,881 before markets opened Wednesday.
    Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of eclipsing
Verb
  • The Volunteers are excelling despite only returning one starter (point guard Zakai Zeigler) from last season’s team that finished 27-9, won the Southeastern Conference regular season title and lost to eventual national runner-up Purdue in the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Autonomous vehicles provide a glimpse into the potential of embodied intelligence, excelling in a single task—driving—through precise spatial awareness.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of excelling
Verb
  • Well — rocketed up the sales charts, outstripping titles with much larger budgets.
    James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Net of interest earned on the government’s investments, the total was a record $882 billion, the third-largest outlay in the budget, outstripping all other items except Social Security and health care.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of outstripping
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