as in to outwit
to get the better of through cleverness
the prisoners outfoxed the guards by tunneling beneath the prison walls
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Recent Examples of outfox
The playful, abstract compositions of Ore-Giron, meanwhile, are constantly outfoxing an impulse to settle into symmetry.
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Their groundbreaking tactics enabled CIA officers to outfox the KGB in Moscow.
—Dawn Klavon, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
China has also added more road- and rail-mobile missile launchers to try to outfox American satellites and other detection technology.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Can’t outfox the foxes Parrots and corvids have reputations as the brainiacs of the bird world.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Their groundbreaking tactics enabled CIA officers to outfox the KGB in Moscow.
—Dawn Klavon, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
China has also added more road- and rail-mobile missile launchers to try to outfox American satellites and other detection technology.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Can’t outfox the foxes Parrots and corvids have reputations as the brainiacs of the bird world.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfox
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The Netflix series follows three families who will do just about anything to outbid — or outwit — the competition when their dream home finally goes on the market.Brande Victorian, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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Orgeron coaches the game shirtless and outwits Kalen DeBoer, who ditched his T-shirt for a hoodie on a chilly night in Tuscaloosa.Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noted for being intelligent enough to even outsmart their owners, the American Kennel Club states the breed is related to Australia's native wild dog, the Dingo.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, according to one prominent tipster, Samsung’s next-gen handsets will deliver a range of as-yet-unknown AI features capable of outsmarting even arch-rival Apple.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the attack had been thwarted.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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No sitting president pressuring a vice president to thwart the process.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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These include data poisoning, where training datasets are manipulated to compromise models, and adversarial attacks, which involve subtle input changes to deceive AI systems.Piyush Ranjan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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And unless my eyes deceive me, the shine is turned up to 11 thanks to shimmer in her middle part.Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Jan. 2025
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United defeated Southampton 3-1 on Thursday night thanks to Amad’s late hat-trick to move Amorim’s side up to 12th in the Premier League, but the visitors — who are 10 points from safety — caused them plenty of problems.Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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But the white population usually defeats the preferred candidate of Black voters.Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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From Klay Thompson to Shaun Livingston to Ball, the NBA has been filled with stories of players overcoming tremendous physical and personal adversity to return to the court.Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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The speech also tackled an issue that has foxed previous governments: reforming the House of Lords.Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2024
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Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombré.Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire, 13 Feb. 2014
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“Outfox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfox. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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