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to do or perform better than (someone or something)
The car consistently outperforms all other vehicles in its class. outperforming the competition
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Recent Examples of outperformed
Energy stocks outperformed, meanwhile and represented the only S&P 500 sector that was up more than 1% in the session.
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Michele Luhn,kristian Burt, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
However, over a three-year horizon through the summer of 2024, ExxonMobil was up around 104%, which outperformed these investment alternatives – up 31% and 23%, respectively.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
India has also outperformed the broader emerging markets in recent years.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Growth and small capitalization stocks outperformed value and large capitalization stocks.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Michele Luhn,kristian Burt, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
However, over a three-year horizon through the summer of 2024, ExxonMobil was up around 104%, which outperformed these investment alternatives – up 31% and 23%, respectively.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
India has also outperformed the broader emerging markets in recent years.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Growth and small capitalization stocks outperformed value and large capitalization stocks.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Outperformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outperformed. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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