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outshine

[out-shahyn] / ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /


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If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's Apr. 6, 2026

It felt as if the smaller Anthropic was on the ascent, threatening to outshine OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

This overwhelming brightness allows quasars to outshine their host galaxies and makes them visible to telescopes across vast cosmic distances.

From Science Daily Dec. 27, 2025

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

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

No activity outshines the sheer joy of the people-watching.

From Slate May 8, 2026

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

“Ah, this jewel outshines them all. Come, would you like to see it?”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

Caramelized sweet potatoes, which are both syrupy and nutty in flavor, are practically outshined by the artificial, sugary sweetness of marshmallows.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2023

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

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

In a rare show of strength, it outshone the semiconductors, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF dropping almost 2%.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

We came here thinking we'd be celebrating the great Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who has now scored in nine straight Six Nations games and in 25 in his 26 Tests, but Steyn outshone him.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

An eager sun outshone the neon sign atop the Squibb factory even before the first bell beckoned students to their homerooms.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

"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

"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 Barron's Aug. 12, 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

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

“Nice to have some good news for once,” Dad said, his smile not quite outshining his overcast eyes.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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