Thesaurus results for OUTFIGHT

outfight

verb

Definition of outfight

as in to outdo

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Recent Examples of outfight But the 6-foot-3, 201-pound Coleman is the epitome of a receiver who makes high-point catches, catches balls with his hands not his body and will outfight defensive backs for the football. — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outfight

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The Slushi has been around for a couple years, and its popularity remains high (perhaps only to be outdone by the brand’s Creami).

— Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2026
Not to be outdone by Carolina playing with a 14-yr old, Chicago started 13-yr old Elsie Hendershot, just acquired from STL.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of outdo

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Second in Austria marked Verstappen’s best result of the season — bettering his third in Canada.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Hale, meanwhile, switched parties last year, arguing that running as a Republican will better his chances at beating Moore.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Definition of better

Verb

The desire for freedom is overpowering, as is the potential for impulsive and rash decisions made in the moment.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Bungie quickly got out a few nerfs to items or bugs that were trivializing every boss encounter in the game, but if there is one outlier overpowered meta, that’s just going to stay.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of overpower

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Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
With the more than 2,000-acre jump in size, the Aspen Acres fire has surpassed the 2012 High Park fire and sits behind the 2018 Spring Creek fire, which consumed 108,045 acres, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

Definition of surpass

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In a country like India, subjugated early in the history of capitalist imperialism, and then bullied after independence by the West, a degree of self-renunciation and collective sacrifice was widely understood to be requisite to economic and political self-strengthening.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
This campy, reality-shifting comedy series questions what would happen if a flaming misogynist woke up in a world that was completely matriarchal and subjugated men based on their gender.

— Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of subjugate

Verb

Furthermore, as agentic systems find incredibly narrow advantages, the requirements needed to fulfill all those variations quickly outstrip human ability to imagine them.

— Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Even before the new priority for children with autism, demand for swim lessons outstripped supply.

— Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 1 July 2026

Definition of outstrip

Verb

In late 1759, the British had vanquished the French at the battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, thus ensuring that the British gained this province and a string of French forts in the interior.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
In the co-main event, French heavyweight Ciryl Gane vanquished Brazilian star Alex Pereira by knocking out the former light heavyweight and middleweight champion in the second round.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Definition of vanquish

Verb

Sadly, the light of the full moon will hide all but the brightest shooting stars around the peak, but there's always a chance that a dramatic fireball could appear to outshine even Venus in the night sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026
That limits his position flexibility, which might make his roster spot difficult to hold onto if four other receivers outshine him.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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