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outshine

[out-shahyn] / ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /


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Mr. Page and Ms. Faridany outshine most of their younger peers onstage in their fluent and lucid treatment of Shakespeare’s verse.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

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

From Science Daily Mar. 30, 2026

The study found that Grokipedia articles often "contain exactly identical copies of text" from Wikipedia, a site it has intended to outshine.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

"Scarily, weight loss seems to outshine all those record-breaking achievements."

From BBC Aug. 22, 2025

For as far as I can see, the ocean lights up, like it’s trying to outshine the starry night above.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

In his own vernacular, he "mogs" everyone he meets - he is so at the top of his game that he outshines everyone in his presence.

From BBC Mar. 14, 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

He hopes the Dodgers can turn him into just that, even if it means Shohei Ohtani outshines him.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2025

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

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

But should Katzenberg be outshined, it could help reshuffle a Hollywood pecking order that has been in place since Bill Clinton was president.

From Seattle Times Dec. 1, 2023

Perhaps he should do his best in their final trial, and if his best outshined Citra’s, he would accept the scythe ring.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Kagiyama outshone him in the team short programme in Milan, just as he had in December's Grand Prix Final.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

But gold has outshone them all; it is outperforming every major stock index from Shanghai to New York.

From MarketWatch Oct. 21, 2025

For the first time in this NLDS, the Phillies’ star hitters outshone their Dodger counterparts.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2025

I was outshone as usual by her heroism.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Americans are rediscovering hybrid vehicles, which have turned into a bright spot for the U.S. car market — far outshining electric-only vehicles.

From MarketWatch Jul. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Politicians’ pets often become viral sensations, sometimes outshining their owners.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

Kirk Cousins' return to Minnesota did not go to plan as he threw two interceptions in the Atlanta Falcons' 21-42 loss to the Vikings, with Sam Darnold completely outshining him with a five-touchdown performance.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2024

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




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