OUTRACING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

outracing

verb

present participle of outrace

as in outrunning

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

losing (to)

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Verb

But Collins, who is running for a sixth term, has a history of surviving tough reelection battles and outrunning other Republicans.

— Taurean Small, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Concerns that the administration is outrunning the courts The judges’ frustrations have also centered on the speed with which the administration is pushing ahead on the projects with little regard for the approvals needed to pursue such work.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of outrunning

Verb

With the backing of both the county’s Democratic Party and the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter, Roy won June’s primary easily, outpacing McKinney by 15 percentage points.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The party’s pick García has led the field in fundraising, far outpacing Hershey and Castillo and edging out Getty with support from congressional Democrats, left-leaning political action committees and labor unions.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of outpacing

Verb

In both North America and Europe, clean electrification and digital infrastructure are outstripping renewable additions like wind and solar.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The company has become one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence build-out, with demand for memory chips far outstripping supply.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of outstripping

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