outdistanced

verb

past tense of outdistance
as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than the new student rapidly outdistanced the rest of the class in math

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Recent Examples of outdistanced Finally, here's a story about the S&P 500, which outdistanced most expert forecasts in 2025. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026 The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdistanced
  1. surpassed
  2. exceeded
  3. eclipsed
  4. topped
Verb
  • The company, expected to report ​results later this month, had in April forecast quarterly Azure sales above Wall Street estimates, but also issued ‌a $190 billion ⁠spending projection for 2026 that massively surpassed expectations.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • The company, expected to report results later this month, had in April forecast quarterly Azure sales above Wall Street estimates, but also issued a $190 billion spending projection for 2026 that massively surpassed expectations.
    — Aditya Soni, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of surpassed
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  • Between 2022 and 2024, public cash injections exceeded 10%of GDP, according to a study published last year by the Institute of Economics and Peace, an Australian think tank.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • If the cost of tokens has already exceeded the cost of the employees they were meant to replace, when does the comparison start running in the other direction?
    — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of exceeded
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  • This year, the usual backyard cookouts and fireworks are being eclipsed by once-in-a-generation celebrations marking the nation’s 250th birthday.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • That power is not wholly spent, nor wholly eclipsed, by anti-democratic forces.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Definition of eclipsed
Verb
  • Tangy strawberry-lemonade jam is spread between tender lemon cake layers and topped with a strawberry frosting.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • They’re topped with pink chrome powder that gives off a golden-hour glow.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Definition of topped

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