variants
or outshined
as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the trumpeter outshines all of his fellow band members
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshone
Verb
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Nordstrom did report a third-quarter drop in net earnings, but there were increases in operating profits and sales revenues that surpassed Wall Street expectations.—
David Moin,
WWD,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Mega Millions has hit and surpassed the $1 billion mark six times in the game's history, according to Mega Millions.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Dec. 2024
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Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 Dec. 2024
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The senior has excelled as a drummer and has helped lead the reformation of the school band after a number of years.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Matter of fact, wages have exceeded inflation for the last two years.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, the policy has already produced results as the year-over-year growth in purchases of both home appliances and autos far exceeded overall retail sales growth in November.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Australia beat their oldest rivals by five wickets in their Champions Trophy group game at Lahore on Saturday.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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As coached by Joe Schmidt, the Irish national team beat the New Zealand All Blacks here in 2016 (before some 62,000 people) for the first time in 111 years.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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First, Bowers eclipsed Hall of Famer Mike Ditka's 63-year-old mark for receiving yards for a rookie tight end (1,144 yards to 1,067).—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, competition has eclipsed cooperation in bilateral ties, and the relationship has deteriorated across the board.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Outshone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshone. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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