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outshine

[out-shahyn] / ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /


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But as Parton's star rose, she began to outshine her co-star.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

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

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

"You'll outshine your daughters, Ranee," Baba says, eyes following Ma as she heads to the bedroom.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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

From Slate May 8, 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

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

The Disney star who consistently outshined and outacted her peers was happy, healthy and ready to sharpen any performing skills that may have dulled during years when work was sparse.

From Salon Dec. 3, 2024

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

Maxey, 25, who has frequently outshone his more established teammates this year, passed the 40-point mark for the fifth time this season, adding eight assists and four rebounds.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

Mediocre though it was, Jesse’s high school transcript outshone mine.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

"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

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Distinctive features of the Lyrids are their colours and brightness - along with exceptionally bright fireballs from time to time, outshining the planet Venus.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Driscoll has been seen by Hegseth’s aides as outshining the Defense secretary on prominent policy initiatives.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

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

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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