outdistance
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But within the next two months, he would outdistance a crowded field — including California Gov. Jerry Brown — and become the party’s front-runner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
The reigning national champion Bears earned all 61 first-place votes for the third time in four weeks to easily outdistance No. 2 Duke.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
They earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight.
From Fox News ● Oct. 18, 2021
If it is right, it will increase its workers’ loyalty and outdistance earthbound competitors.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
In open country he could outdistance any mice that dared follow him.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
While gold miner stocks have outdistanced gold during the first 50 weeks of the year, they were hit hard when gold hit a rough patch this fall.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
Verse, the only Rams player to be voted to the Pro Bowl, outdistanced teammate Braden Fiske, Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean and Miami Dolphins linebacker Chop Robinson for the award.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
As performances outdistanced the date of composition with each passing year, opera began to resemble an attempt at historical preservation rather than a dynamic art form.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
Arraez did not start any of Miami’s last seven games because of a sprained left ankle and easily outdistanced Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr., who was second at .337.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
Hen Wen had either stopped running or had outdistanced him.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
"We're at 316 at noon, so we are outdistancing anything this particular precinct has ever seen."
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
But it powered through the preliminary round, pummeling China, outdistancing Canada and surviving Germany to emerge as an unlikely gold medal contender.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
That represents a whopping 50.7% turnover rate for this subset of players, far outdistancing the average annual NFL roster turnover rate of 36.2%.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
Harness Writers Association, easily outdistancing runner-up Ariana G, who received 15 in the results announced Sunday night at the organization’s annual banquet.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2018
In the hysteria that followed over Soviet scientists’ apparent outdistancing their American counterparts, a new group of technical advisors was brought into the White House.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
