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
Discovery WBD -0.54%decrease; red down pointing triangle in a second round of bids as it tries to outdo rival Paramount.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Dr. Knipling has pointed out that effective chemical insect sterilization “might easily outdo some of the best of known insecticides.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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
"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
Hi Life opened in 2022 in that former auto shop you pass coming off the ferry, and the small space outdoes itself with an overwhelming menu and a super-happy vibe.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
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
Cry-babies in feathers I thought I knew before, but the young woodpecker outdoes anything in my experience.
From Little Brothers of the Air by Olive Thorne Miller
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
Sax outdid himself by also designing a trumpet with 13 bells; this instrument, later built by his son Adolphe-Édouard, resembles a brass Hydra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
If this Coachella performance proves anything, it’s that they’ve gone and outdid themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
This year, Schmitt, a sitting senator, outdid them both.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
Louie outdid them all, regaining all the weight that he’d lost in New York, and then some.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
They were matched and even outdone by Mr. Colaneri’s bombastic conducting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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
Not to be outdone was the University of Michigan, which reportedly External link invested $20 million in OpenAI, now worth $2 billion.
From Barron's ● May 29, 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
Everyone agreed that Cook had outdone herself with the marzipan flowers, which were both lifelike and delicious.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The Pacific Northwest is expecting the most unusual weather event for mid-May, with the region now outdoing its southern neighbors with extreme heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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
Tampa Bay improved to 98-60, outdoing the 2008 team for most wins in franchise history.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
But nothing compared to the cries that now emanated from the triplets, each outdoing the other.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
