as in exceeded
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 outstripped
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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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
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.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
The growth in gross domestic product — the nation's output of goods and services — between July and September far outstripped the forecast for 3% growth, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
But Saks’ demand for merchandise always outstripped my willingness to take further risk.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
The billions upon billions in capital going toward data centers have already outstripped telecom spending at the peak of the dot-com bubble.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2025
Housing costs have outstripped incomes; student debt remains heavy; and too many Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
—Bobby Turner, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
In a feat rarely seen in the market, the movie’s second weekend far outstripped its first as the story of a country bunny who goes to the big city deeply resonated with local audiences.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Similar concerns are upsetting older adults in Sunnyvale, where a program that serves healthy meals to residents aged 60 and older, as well as their spouses and disabled dependents, increasingly has to turn people away as demand has outstripped the program’s funding.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstripped
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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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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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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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Micro bangs These cheeky micro bangs topped our experts’ predictions for 2026.—
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Jadon Beatty scored 20 points, Jack Olinto added 18 points and Marty McDonagh put up 12 points as Archbishop Williams topped Bishop Fenwick 82-58 in a Catholic Central League matchup.—
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“Outstripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstripped. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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