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Recent Examples of outmatch Sunday’s records came against an opponent that was outmatched and overwhelmed in all facets, but Smikle still shined brightest. Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024 For the first time in his short but decorated stint as Indiana coach, Cignetti sat behind a postgame microphone and lamented all the ways his team was outmatched and came up short. Justin Williams, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024 Po admitted Chalamet himself was outmatched by his competitors. Michael Savio, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024 While city officials attempted to fact-check the baseless claims, they were outmatched by viral claims that led to bomb threats, school closures, and a community largely under siege. Liam Reilly, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outmatch 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatch
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
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  • Projects must be feature dramas or animations intended for commercial theatrical exhibition in Hong Kong, with a runtime of at least 80 minutes and a production budget not exceeding $7.7 million.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Those losses would far exceed the $12.5 billion in insured damages from the 2018 Camp Fire, which until now was the costliest blaze in the country’s history, according to data from Aon.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • The heartbroken sister remembered her brother as a kind-hearted and family-oriented man working to better his life.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Exercise isn’t the only way people try to better themselves when a new calendar sets in.
    Jack Butler, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
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  • 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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“Outmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatch. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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