outpace
Example Sentences
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Her children are creepily strange and familiar at once, body-snatchers whose survival skills far outpace her own.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Granted, a 3% annual increase in payments doesn’t guarantee you’ll outpace inflation — but it comes pretty darn close.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
“Despite our best efforts, they’ve been able to just outpace us, and they’re now in every city and community within our district,” and all of Southern California, Vetrone said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
And grocery prices also continued to outpace broader inflation but have decelerated, rising 4.1% for the latest month after a 4.8% increase in January.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
I prayed that Death would not outpace my trusty friend.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
