outdo
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However, even the Defense Department’s calisthenics-addled secretary has managed to outdo himself.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
They conclude that it signals toughness—and vow to outdo him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 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
The denizens of Joffrey's court had striven to outdo each other today.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
"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
But somehow it outdoes everything that has come before with its mix of technical proficiency, emotional stakes and Looney Tunes-style tumbles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
He outdoes even this—he would have it believed that Hayti is now a close second behind Japan in striding progress.
From The Brothers' War by John Calvin Reed
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
The youngest competitor at the world's biggest dog show is celebrating after an impressive performance that outdid her own mother.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
This year, Schmitt, a sitting senator, outdid them both.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
At any rate, White Deer outdid himself that day.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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 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
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
The Guerrilla Union of Shrews in Mossflower had really outdone themselves laying out this spread.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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
This was a wickedness far outdoing Snowball’s destruction of the windmill.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
