as in surpasses
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a tennis player who outclassed the competition, breezing through the tournament without losing a set
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Recent Examples of outclasses
The oud that launched a thousand imitators, and still outclasses them all.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Mercedes' affordable coupe outclasses many of its rivals in terms of style, standard tech, and ride quality.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
This set of folder customization options outclasses anything available for any other desktop OS, either natively or via third-party software.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, the fitness space with its cardio, weights, and turf area outclasses most membership gyms around the world.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outclasses
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The cybersecurity landscape right now is rife with opportunity and anxiety, particularly for giant companies that are trying to find their way in a world with a rapidly expanding threat landscape that far surpasses just humans.—
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This comfortably surpasses the initial amount in their previous record sale — Dominic Solanke’s 2024 switch to Spurs for £55m plus bonuses — and exceeds the bids for Semenyo last summer.—
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That amount exceeds what is consumed in South Florida daily, and during times of high water the state’s flood control procedures require that even more freshwater be discharged to the coasts.—
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Two-way contracts don’t count against the salary cap, but Brown is ineligible to sign one because his NBA service time exceeds the maximum allowable for two-way players.—
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Boasting 701 hp, the new 2026 Turbo S eclipses the GT2 RS as the most powerful 911 in history.—
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Roughly 50 percent of Americans have tried the drug, and according to a 2024 study, the number of people using cannabis daily or near daily now eclipses the number who drink alcohol at a similar frequency.—
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Nationally, that number tops $148 billion and continues to climb.—
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One can surmise that the Iced Dubai Chocolate Matcha tops Starbucks’ iced matcha latte with a chocolate and pistachio-flavored cold foam.—
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“Outclasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outclasses. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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