as in exceeding
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 outperforming
Is a player outperforming his team-mates week after week more worthy of mention than somebody whose goals and assists went a long way to winning his side the title?
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The Athletic Uk Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Shares of Amphenol are up 44% in 2024, outperforming Apple and the Nasdaq Composite .
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
GoDaddy and Oracle — on pace for its best year since 1999 — joined Palantir in handily outperforming the S & P 500, while former highflier Adobe slumped 25%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Seventy-one percent of respondents think that the trend will reverse in the new year, with software names outperforming chip stocks.
—Jason Gewirtz,patricia Martell, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
For this reason, in periods of economic expansion, semiconductors tend to lead, outperforming the broad market.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Still, the company is outperforming the broader casual-dining category, based on metrics provided by industry tracker Black Box Intelligence.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Morgan Stanley has been a great stock to own in 2024 — up 33% year to date and outperforming the S & P 500 .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Company performance equal to that of the S&P 500 is represented by a relative strength index of 0%; companies outperforming the S&P 500 have positive relative strength figures, while those underperforming the S&P 500 have negative relative strength values.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The Athletic Uk Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Shares of Amphenol are up 44% in 2024, outperforming Apple and the Nasdaq Composite .
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
GoDaddy and Oracle — on pace for its best year since 1999 — joined Palantir in handily outperforming the S & P 500, while former highflier Adobe slumped 25%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Seventy-one percent of respondents think that the trend will reverse in the new year, with software names outperforming chip stocks.
—Jason Gewirtz,patricia Martell, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
For this reason, in periods of economic expansion, semiconductors tend to lead, outperforming the broad market.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Still, the company is outperforming the broader casual-dining category, based on metrics provided by industry tracker Black Box Intelligence.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Morgan Stanley has been a great stock to own in 2024 — up 33% year to date and outperforming the S & P 500 .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Company performance equal to that of the S&P 500 is represented by a relative strength index of 0%; companies outperforming the S&P 500 have positive relative strength figures, while those underperforming the S&P 500 have negative relative strength values.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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