outshine

In a July 1775 letter, John Adams told his wife, Abigail: “There is a young Gentleman from Pennsylvania whose Name is Wilson, whose Fortitude, Rectitude, and Abilities too, greatly outshine his Master’s.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

If Henderson can outshine the bigger names, the Brewers could be OK.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

In the new normal, black gold may outshine the original.

From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026

These quasars can shine so intensely that they outshine their entire host galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026

How difficult could it be to outshine, outsmart, and then obliterate her competitors?

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

“As a man who loves me some good petty drama,” Luke says, “I can’t wait for this story to unfold in the weeks ahead. Honestly, it outshines the actual football.”

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Paris he gives us might as well be cradled in a snow globe, it’s so schematically perfect; similarly, Ms. Kelly’s smile, which outshines the City of Light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Unlike the Milky Way, J0107a is enormous, and actually outshines all other early-Universe monster galaxies: it produces stars at a rate 300 times that of our Milky Way!

From Space Scoop ● Jun. 5, 2025

Her approval among US adults also outshines the men, with 40% of registered voters saying they had a positive view of the singer.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024

All the fairies gleamed brilliantly, outshining the flowers of the garden like the sun outshines the moon.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Over the course of 2025, demand for second-home mortgages rose 4.1% from the previous year, a jump that outshined a 1% increase in primary-home mortgages.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The daily chart illustrates how GSK has outshined peers over the past year.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Across the league, a new wave of quarterbacks outshined the old guard and wound up piloting the best teams in the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

As well as Doncic and James played, Edwards outshined them both, scoring a game-high 43 points while also contributing nine rebounds and six assists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025

Sponsored by Kagen, the resolution recognized the accomplishments of the 13 women who outshined and outperformed their male counterparts—but were never allowed to fly into space.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

But the must-see band, currently on fire, were simply outshone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Dell Technologies shares have outshone many of the artificial-intelligence buildout’s most talked-about stocks so far this year, and they are heading even higher on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

But one skill of his outshone all the others: He could fire from anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama outshone Malinin in the team short program, just as he did in December's Grand Prix Final.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

Being continually outshone was an occupational hazard of being his friend and cannot have been any more pleasurable as a brother.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

"But what is special about MoM-BH*-1 is, the black hole star is essentially completely outshining its surrounding host galaxy, such that we're seeing pure black hole star light."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

ARLINGTON, Texas — In a World Cup boasting a galaxy of stars, a lunch-bucket team of blue-collar everymen may wind up outshining them all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Labubu, a $4-billion toy, is outshining electric vehicles and semiconductors in China.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

What may be a worry bigger than SpaceX is OpenAI and Anthropic outshining each other.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Prosperity and peace came to the city, and slowly it became one of the most magnificent cities of the land, perhaps even outshining the emperor's Capital City.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin