as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outrun
Six miles away in Drew, Townsend-Blackmon hadn’t outrun the video.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Bryson Tiller has spent almost a decade trying to outrun the ghost of his debut album.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
All Zaccheaus needed to do was outrun Bishop and make one move to dodge safety Damar Hamlin and the Bears had an early end zone party and a feel-good Williams touchdown pass that reactivated Chicago’s imagination for what the future might hold.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Ross is nimble enough to outrun those comparisons, shifty enough to outrun those expectations, and fast enough to outrun Horton’s shadow.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Bryson Tiller has spent almost a decade trying to outrun the ghost of his debut album.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
All Zaccheaus needed to do was outrun Bishop and make one move to dodge safety Damar Hamlin and the Bears had an early end zone party and a feel-good Williams touchdown pass that reactivated Chicago’s imagination for what the future might hold.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Ross is nimble enough to outrun those comparisons, shifty enough to outrun those expectations, and fast enough to outrun Horton’s shadow.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrun
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In 2024, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 860,000 reports of scams, with potential losses exceeding $16 billion.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tax break phases out for individuals with earnings exceeding $75,000 and for married couples with earnings above $150,000.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte posted five different drives of eight plays or more, three of which surpassed 60 yards on the drive.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The total of 823 munitions made the attack Russia's largest to date, surpassing the 741 munitions reported by the air force on July 9.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrun. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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