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Recent Examples of outclass When Golden’s Hurricanes were so outclassed by Clemson that they were outrushed by the Tigers’ third-string quarterback (Kelly Bryant) in October 2015, the end was inevitable. Matt Baker, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 An actually funny Joker movie outclassed Joaquin Phoenix’s miserable one, and the biggest theater story of the year was an audacious, bawdy farce from a crazed comic genius. Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 By comparison, Hyundai’s EVs are starting to outclass Tesla’s. Patrick George, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 Facing a potent team in Phoenix, one that the Lakers are fighting with both in the West and in their NBA Cup group, the Lakers were again badly outclassed in the second half, losing 127-100 to the Suns. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outclass 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outclass
Verb
  • Seagate Technology — Shares gained 1% after Seagate Technology surpassed second-quarter expectations, with adjusted earnings of $2.03 per share on revenues of $2.33 billion.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • All kidding aside, the Wild have surpassed the expectations of many, including The Athletic staff.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In many cases, though, the payments proposed in the email would far exceed that sum.
    Chris Cameron, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Many employees in our restaurants routinely earn $25 to $40 per hour, far exceeding the minimum wage.
    Nicole Ayala, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Szoboszlai is on course to better those numbers this season, with his goal against Ipswich his third in the league and fourth of the season overall, alongside five assists in all competitions.
    Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Accept criticism gracefully and apply it to better yourself.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Sly Stone's struggles with cocaine have been well documented, even, at times, eclipsing his achievements as an artist.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • So far, pricing for the GT350R and the full race car remain under wraps, but seem unlikely to eclipse the exclusive roadgoing version of the Mustang GT3, which currently races globally in IMSA and WEC, at its starting sticker of $325,000.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Spartans used four third-period goals to top the Gophers 9-3 in the series opener of the top two teams in the Big Ten.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Jake Heller-Bottari and Mitchell Dumas put up 15 points apiece, and three other players finished with double digit scoring numbers as Mystic Valley (11-2) topped Pioneer Charter (Everett) 66-59 in a nonleague contest.
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Outclass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outclass. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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