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Florence and Siena were political rivals; were their sculptors also trying to outdo one another?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

However, even the Defense Department’s calisthenics-addled secretary has managed to outdo himself.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

"It's clear just how passionate Messi still is for football and you can tell it's in his DNA to always be a competitor, and to try and outdo himself more than anyone else," Giroud says.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

If anything, Jones felt trying to outdo that soundtrack would have been a losing battle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

If my sister Rachel and Mr. William Shakespeare put their heads together to invent an extravagant despot, they couldn’t outdo Mobutu.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Just when you think Timothée Chalamet can't surprise audiences anymore on his absurd "A Complete Unknown" press tour, he outdoes himself.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025

The result is a series that, in quality and viewership, outdoes many TV and streaming programs.

From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2024

"Considering that Fernando, he has done a very good job, like he normally does. He is a little special in that respect and outdoes a little bit the potential of the cars."

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024

Her voice is a silky smooth dream and she outdoes herself vocally many times throughout the concert.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

In a word, Lafcadio Hearn outdoes the missionaries in dogmatism, exceeds even the hostile propagandist in telling the naked truth.

From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by George M. (George Milbrey) Gould

He said at that time that a sandwich intended to compete with Popeye’s was in the works, with “a very large hand-breaded chicken breast” that he suggested outdid rival sandwiches in size.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

There’s stiff competition for that position, to be sure, but he outdid himself with this dissent.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026

The youngest competitor at the world's biggest dog show is celebrating after an impressive performance that outdid her own mother.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

Adolf Hitler outdid Napoleon as history’s greatest art thief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Big Ma outdid herself cooking up all of Uncle Darnell’s favorites.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

While France boasts its beef bourguignon, India is not to be outdone with goat nihari, a meat dish cooked for hours in a spicy broth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Not to be outdone, Ohtani led off the fifth inning with a single, but the Dodgers failed to score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

It was outdone just this week when someone paid $50 million for a Gus the T-Rex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

But not to be outdone by his opposite number, Jordan hit back for the hosts with a fine finish, dotting down in the corner despite Theo Attissogbe's last-ditch attempt to shove him into touch.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The people of Chutreaux did not wish to be outdone, on earth or especially in heaven.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

The Bruins shot a dominant 58% from the field, well outdoing the solid 43% for the Trojans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2026

India landed successfully on the moon, outdoing Russia, which crashed.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

"We're always going to be outdoing ourselves," says Renée.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023

Walmart's Mexico unit on Tuesday said its second-quarter net profit rose 11.55% from the year-earlier period, citing "sustainable growth" across all regions and outdoing analyst expectations at a time of swelling inflation.

From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2022

The house-elves down in the kitchen were outdoing themselves with a series of rich, warming stews and savory puddings, and only Fleur Delacour seemed to be able to find anything to complain about.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling