outshine
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Second-generation black African immigrants also outshine most other demographic groups when it comes to educational attainment: Almost 60% have a bachelor’s degree and a mere 3.6% don’t finish high school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
For Brook to outshine both Marsh and Rickelton, when the pair were so ruthlessly dominating Spirit's bowlers, indicates just how special his knock was.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In the new normal, black gold may outshine the original.
From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026
You’re a high achiever who fulfills my narcissistic need to outshine the other mothers on the block.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Touted as a return to form, this album certainly outshines “Undercover” and “Dirty Work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Paris he gives us might as well be cradled in a snow globe, it’s so schematically perfect; similarly, Ms. Kelly’s smile, which outshines the City of Light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Kane outshines superstars Lionel Messi, Ronaldo and former Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski when it comes to goals scored at the start of a season.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
Unlike the Milky Way, J0107a is enormous, and actually outshines all other early-Universe monster galaxies: it produces stars at a rate 300 times that of our Milky Way!
From Space Scoop ● Jun. 5, 2025
All the fairies gleamed brilliantly, outshining the flowers of the garden like the sun outshines the moon.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Over the course of 2025, demand for second-home mortgages rose 4.1% from the previous year, a jump that outshined a 1% increase in primary-home mortgages.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Across the league, a new wave of quarterbacks outshined the old guard and wound up piloting the best teams in the sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Silver’s surge has even outshined gold, which is also near record highs after rising 70% this year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
Caramelized sweet potatoes, which are both syrupy and nutty in flavor, are practically outshined by the artificial, sugary sweetness of marshmallows.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2023
Sponsored by Kagen, the resolution recognized the accomplishments of the 13 women who outshined and outperformed their male counterparts—but were never allowed to fly into space.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
But the must-see band, currently on fire, were simply outshone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Dell Technologies shares have outshone many of the artificial-intelligence buildout’s most talked-about stocks so far this year, and they are heading even higher on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
But one skill of his outshone all the others: He could fire from anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Japan's Yuma Kagiyama outshone Malinin in the team short program, just as he did in December's Grand Prix Final.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
An eager sun outshone the neon sign atop the Squibb factory even before the first bell beckoned students to their homerooms.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
"But what is special about MoM-BH*-1 is, the black hole star is essentially completely outshining its surrounding host galaxy, such that we're seeing pure black hole star light."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
What may be a worry bigger than SpaceX is OpenAI and Anthropic outshining each other.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Distinctive features of the Lyrids are their colours and brightness, along with exceptionally bright fireballs from time to time, outshining the planet Venus.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Driscoll has been seen by Hegseth’s aides as outshining the Defense secretary on prominent policy initiatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
All the fairies gleamed brilliantly, outshining the flowers of the garden like the sun outshines the moon.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
