outdo
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"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
CEO transitions not linked to activists saw the companies’ stocks outdo the S&P 500 by 2.5% the first year and 4% after two years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Even in abnormal political times, competition can be healthy, spurring journalists to match or outdo rival outlets.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
And Terri Lyne can stand beside any man and hold her own and outdo many men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 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
And the plagiarism that these AI algorithms partake in is so subtle that it outdoes plagiarism in the ordinary sense: it takes other people’s work and synthesizes sources in ways typically untraceable.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2023
The real facts, however, are not so poetical; yet Hazlitt says that the story outdoes the “Arabian Nights.”
From Literary Byways by Andrews, William
If this Coachella performance proves anything, it’s that they’ve gone and outdid themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Harmer outdid the Indian spinners in their own den with his guile and turn.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Adolf Hitler outdid Napoleon as history’s greatest art thief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
This year, Schmitt, a sitting senator, outdid them both.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
Warrant Officer Swart outdid himself in preparing a feast, and he did not even get upset when I permitted some of the grandchildren to eat their sweets before their main course.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
Not to be outdone, Claude chatbot and coding assistant maker Anthropic filed its confidential IPO plans with regulators Monday, setting up a likely $70 billion capital raising with a valuation approaching $1 trillion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
When a superhero satire’s guesses about how bad life could get are outdone by reality, then the fiction has lost its escapist function.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Littler was not to be outdone, though, and duly nailed a 170 finish of his own as he fought back to force a final-leg decider, following two missed match darts by the three-time world champion.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
“And two rhymes this time! Penny old girl, you have outdone yourself.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The Bruins shot a dominant 58% from the field, well outdoing the solid 43% for the Trojans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2026
But the “Tron: Ares” soundtrack, composed under the moniker of Reznor and Ross’ band, Nine Inch Nails, achieves the unconventional feat of outdoing the movie instead of merely accompanying it.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
But it is new territory for England to arrive with a group capable of matching - or even outdoing - the hosts for velocity.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
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
