Thesaurus results for OUTCOMPETE

outcompete

verb

Definition of outcompete

as in to outperform

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Recent Examples of outcompete The problem is that there aren’t enough sterile males to outcompete the fertile males yet. — Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026 This could be due to its ability to outcompete other plants or the attraction of bees near areas where children and pets play. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026 And that can lead to other plants - with slimmer genetic loads - to outcompete them, leading to the polyploid plant's extinction. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026 Both OpenAI and Musk’s startup, xAI, are actively pursuing ways to outcompete the other in a contest fueled by personal drama. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outcompete

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The companies that outperform are those that define reliability under pressure as a hiring standard; design assessments and training to develop it; and build cultures where accountability is the expectation, not the exception.

— Amy Alexy, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
That could help explain why Microsoft shares have outperformed Amazon, Alphabet and Meta year to date, despite their sluggish performance in the first six months of the year.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of outperform

Verb

In 2026, Keiko Fujimori narrowly defeated a left-wing candidate to win the Peruvian presidency, while most recently, in Colombia, conservative attorney Abelardo de la Espriella bested left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Brazil’s left was caught off guard when Flávio Bolsonaro bested incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by over 2 million votes in Brazil’s first-round election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of best

Verb

Experts who are part of consultations expect the new policy to lay down clear and consistent rules, which will also help the industry overcome challenges around land acquisition and simplify a fragmented approval process.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
The song addresses overcoming adversity and using others’ doubts to fuel your passion.

— Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcome

Verb

Experts who study plague are reluctant to say it’s been completely conquered.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Eleven country-pop songs behind a cover with a distinctly 2000s aesthetic, from a Pennsylvania girl with her sights set on conquering Nashville.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of conquer

Verb

To surmount the issue, Apple routed a flexible graphite pipe through the hinge itself to transfer heat between the two halves, thereby increasing the surface area available for heat dissipation.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Several diplomatic hurdles will need to be surmounted before any recovery effort can take its first steps.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of surmount

Verb

This was the sixth year in a row that the Yankees failed to defeat a higher-seeded playoff opponent.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Although supporters say the fear that billionaires will flee the state are overblown, the ultrawealthy have made moves to potentially avoid paying the tax or are funding campaigns to defeat it.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeat

Verb

And the filmmaker really outdoes himself with a major set piece toward the end, when Matt enters a crowded nightclub in search of Markos and wreaks murderous havoc while shape-shifting from one persona to another.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Not to be outdone, TJ Magee recovered a muffed punt to set up a short UMass touchdown.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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