Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfought
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In a first half of memorable moments, unimaginable meltdowns and scintillating finishes, the Penguins outdid themselves on Sunday at Nationwide Arena.—
Josh Yohe, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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Stranger Things outdid itself with the premiere of its final season over the Thanksgiving holiday.—
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Saturday's figures surpassed those from Friday, when 1,024 flights were cancelled.—
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Jones already surpassed his win totals from the past two seasons combined.—
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Current totals of seven league goals and four assists suggest those early-season tribulations have been vanquished.—
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The old guard is vanquished and what’s new is in charge now.—
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That record was eclipsed by the 2015 NHL Winter Classic with 15,000 fans, and smashed even further by Taylor’s Swift’s The Eras Tour in 2023 as 23,400 Swifties boarded VTA light rail.—
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It was eclipsed by BYD, which took the title.—
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The company said the Series F funding round had exceeded a $15B target, with investors including Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX and Baron Capital Group, along with previous investors Nvidia and Cisco Investments.—
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As of late 2025, cumulative shipments of the 587Ah platform have exceeded 2 GWh.—
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Today, the jobs remain, but housing costs have greatly outstripped incomes, chewing away at affordability for new and old residents alike, in both urban and rural areas.—
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Many immigrants found Minnesota appealing because of job opportunities at meatpacking plants in rural areas where demand for workers far outstripped the supply, Ahmed Ismail Yusuf, a Minnesota author, writer and playwright previously told CNN.—
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Meanwhile, majorities said the Republican president has definitely or probably not improved the functioning of government (59%) or bettered the nation’s standing on the world stage (60%).—
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And then a burly Irishman saw his competition hit the shot of his golfing life, and bettered him.—
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Not forcing her to go means hurting the other girl, forcing her to go means teaching your daughter that her own comfort should be subjugated to make someone else happy.—
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The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.—
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“Outfought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfought. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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