outdo
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Hitchcock gave Herrmann the choice of writing a new cantata, but Herrmann realized that nothing could outdo “Storm Clouds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Even in abnormal political times, competition can be healthy, spurring journalists to match or outdo rival outlets.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 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
“We’re all working towards those goals. ... I very much appreciate our athletes really wanting to outdo themselves, outdo each other but with respect and at the highest level possible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Then we’d say it the way she did, in her dead, expressionless voice; and we’d outdo ourselves trying to say it with the right amount of deadness.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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
Her voice is a silky smooth dream and she outdoes herself vocally many times throughout the concert.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 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
"Perhaps they've got a special brand of owl down along here, that outdoes all its species in whooping things up," laughed Jack.
From Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida by Louis Arundel
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
If this Coachella performance proves anything, it’s that they’ve gone and outdid themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
There’s stiff competition for that position, to be sure, but he outdid himself with this dissent.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
Adolf Hitler outdid Napoleon as history’s greatest art thief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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
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
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 wanting to be outdone by the other, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland all came out of the blocks firing in their respective nations' opening fixtures.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Mind you, this Scottish squad, led by Scott McTominay of Napoli, have outdone themselves to get this far.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Not to be outdone, Rowdy got up on the rail and walked it, too.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
That makes India a key market for planemakers, especially Airbus which has bagged the bulk of new orders, outdoing U.S. rival Boeing, and engine manufacturers whose wares will be put to test.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
"We're always going to be outdoing ourselves," says Renée.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
“It seems like Elon Musk is sort of outdoing himself in a sense that is rather unfortunate,” Reid Ross said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 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
