as in surpassing
to be greater, better, or stronger than
before he had reached his teens, the child prodigy had outstripped his music teacher's abilities
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Recent Examples of outstripping
What’s more, the jewelry category grew 7 percent in the first six months of the year, outstripping the industry average and confirming market share gains.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, the company continues to benefit from AI demand outstripping supply, alleviating concerns about potential pricing pressures.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Demand for copper is expected to skyrocket over the coming years, dramatically outstripping supply amid the energy transition.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, supply is outstripping demand on the used market.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Demand is outstripping supply in areas like machine learning and robotics.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
The companies reported their factory’s private 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) network will transmit internal inspection data throughout the facility, speeding up the inspection process and outstripping the performance of the factory’s previous Wi-Fi system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Mar. 2025
In fact, its previous flagship, the RTX 4090, while eye-wateringly expensive at over $1,600, still sold well and at one point late last year even topped 1% market share in Steam’s Hardware Survey, outstripping every AMD discrete desktop graphics card.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Energy Information Administration sees global supply outstripping demand growth over the next two years.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, the company continues to benefit from AI demand outstripping supply, alleviating concerns about potential pricing pressures.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Demand for copper is expected to skyrocket over the coming years, dramatically outstripping supply amid the energy transition.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, supply is outstripping demand on the used market.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Demand is outstripping supply in areas like machine learning and robotics.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
The companies reported their factory’s private 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) network will transmit internal inspection data throughout the facility, speeding up the inspection process and outstripping the performance of the factory’s previous Wi-Fi system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Mar. 2025
In fact, its previous flagship, the RTX 4090, while eye-wateringly expensive at over $1,600, still sold well and at one point late last year even topped 1% market share in Steam’s Hardware Survey, outstripping every AMD discrete desktop graphics card.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Energy Information Administration sees global supply outstripping demand growth over the next two years.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstripping
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Most good thrillers escalate gradually, with each twist surpassing the last.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Oracle on Wednesday jumped from being the 13th-most valuable company in the S&P 500 to the 10th most-valuable, surpassing the market value of Eli Lilly (LLY), Walmart (WMT) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM).—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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As experts, the members of Forbes Business Council have experience implementing customer service best practices without exceeding their budget or overwhelming their team.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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An American Medical Association survey of 13,000 physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in 2022 reflected rates of burnout exceeding 50% in several key specialties.—
Patrick Aguilar,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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After all, Forbes reported that Swift’s Eras tour became the highest-grossing music tour of all time, eclipsing $2 billion in ticket revenues.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Immigration has now become the dominant political issue in Britain, eclipsing concerns over a faltering economy, as the country faces a record number of asylum claims and arrivals by migrants in small boats across the Channel, including more than 28,000 this year.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Stakes in Group C Supplied Bafana Bafana will host Nigeria, knowing that a victory could effectively eliminate the Super Eagles' chances of topping Group C, unless off-field issues alter the situation.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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By scooping her chocolate cake into dessert glasses and topping it with icing and strawberries, Gaines tapped into this centuries-old dessert tradition.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Outstripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstripping. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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