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

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Johnston, a beloved local and the favorite entering the tournament, will have to outdo McKinney on the weekend to give himself a shot at the overall season title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Arteta said the two had even taken their competitive spirit to trying to outdo each other in the gym, but were great friends off the pitch.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

And Terri Lyne can stand beside any man and hold her own and outdo many men.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

I also noticed that everything Elizabeth does, Jessica tries to outdo.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

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

For, as if in voluntary atonement for the sweet crimes of secret verses and flowers--she is certainly incapable of greater guilt--Antonina outdoes all other women in the severe performance of her duty.

From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Felix Dahn

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

“Shame on you. Now go so we can start to work. And Bull. This house. You outdid yourself.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

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

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

Mark Antony may have spared no expense, but Cleopatra could not be outdone.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2026

"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

CNN’s shot-filled celebration with Cohen and Anderson Cooper reached 3.3 million viewers between 11 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., outdoing Fox News Channel’s Nashville-based show, which had 2.1 million people watching.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2022

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