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Recent Examples of outrace
American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by almost 3 seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters.
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CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Brindle, a 30-year-old father of three, ran but could not outrace the falling dirt.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
The 787 was a mega-hit that was outracing its top competitor, the Airbus A380.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
With 1:17 left, his Nuggets down 95-92, Gordon outraced Austin Reaves to snare a loose ball at the baseline, turning chaos into poetry.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2024
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CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Brindle, a 30-year-old father of three, ran but could not outrace the falling dirt.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
The 787 was a mega-hit that was outracing its top competitor, the Airbus A380.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
With 1:17 left, his Nuggets down 95-92, Gordon outraced Austin Reaves to snare a loose ball at the baseline, turning chaos into poetry.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrace
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Sonic The Hedgehog 3 has been outrunning its predecessors with $420M global.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Like every other art museum in Texas, the MFA started late in the blue-chip art chase, but this tortoise, turbocharged with oil money, often outruns the Yankee hares.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
16 Jan. 2025
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Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the cost of living continues to outpace earnings, leaving many Americans struggling to make ends meet.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The cost of living — the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, all items — has continued to outpace median household income in real terms (taking inflation into account), as the graph from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis below shows.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Coaster war brewing between Six Flags Magic Mountain and relatively unknown European rival The tilt track revival feels like a throwback to the 1990s coaster wars when parks were constantly trying to one-up each other with the latest coaster gimmick.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Ravens one-upped themselves in last week’s playoff blowout of Pittsburgh, too, rolling up 299 yards on the ground.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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By this point, Syrians had already faced horror after horror, each one somehow seeming to try to outdo the last.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Ultra-luxury is set to become a common term in the auto industry, with automakers trying to outdo each other by incorporating super luxury materials and features in their vehicles.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Wellesley cruised to the team title, outdistancing Wachusett and Notre Dame (Worcester) easily.—
David Pollard,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2024
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The dual-motor setup with the jumbo battery pack also delivers the longest range of any Rivian model, venturing 420 miles on a single charge and outdistancing its SUV counterpart, the 2025 R1S Dual Max, by ten miles.—
Peter Douglas,
The Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2024
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“Outrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrace. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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