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outshine

[out-shahyn] / ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /


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Even typical supernovae can outshine entire galaxies for a time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 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

"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




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