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If anything, Jones felt trying to outdo that soundtrack would have been a losing battle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

Even in abnormal political times, competition can be healthy, spurring journalists to match or outdo rival outlets.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026

Arteta said the two had even taken their competitive spirit to trying to outdo each other in the gym, but were great friends off the pitch.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Discovery WBD -0.54%decrease; red down pointing triangle in a second round of bids as it tries to outdo rival Paramount.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

They would outdo each other, leaping in on me, hammering at Mr. Muhammad, at me, and at the Nation of Islam.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The result is a series that, in quality and viewership, outdoes many TV and streaming programs.

From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2024

And the plagiarism that these AI algorithms partake in is so subtle that it outdoes plagiarism in the ordinary sense: it takes other people’s work and synthesizes sources in ways typically untraceable.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2023

The Hollywood Reporter said Chapter 4 "outdoes its formidable predecessors in nearly every respect".

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023

As this country's second-biggest weapons contractor, only Lockheed Martin outdoes it in annual defense revenues.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023

But when their strength is not the same, and the stronger outdoes the other, the strap is shifted so as to make one side of the yoke longer, which helps the weaker ox.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

He said at that time that a sandwich intended to compete with Popeye’s was in the works, with “a very large hand-breaded chicken breast” that he suggested outdid rival sandwiches in size.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Adolf Hitler outdid Napoleon as history’s greatest art thief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

This year, Schmitt, a sitting senator, outdid them both.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025

His son, Danny Shayes, outdid Dad in career longevity, playing 18 years through 1999 for seven teams, including a short stint with the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

They outdid themselves exclaiming what a sure shot I was.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Not to be outdone, Ohtani led off the fifth inning with a single, but the Dodgers failed to score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Mind you, this Scottish squad, led by Scott McTominay of Napoli, have outdone themselves to get this far.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Not to be outdone was the University of Michigan, which reportedly External link invested $20 million in OpenAI, now worth $2 billion.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Not to be outdone, Mayor Brandon Johnson gave a master class in deflection when asked if he would apologize to Gorman’s parents for her death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

The Guerrilla Union of Shrews in Mossflower had really outdone themselves laying out this spread.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

India landed successfully on the moon, outdoing Russia, which crashed.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

"We're always going to be outdoing ourselves," says Renée.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023

“It seems like Elon Musk is sort of outdoing himself in a sense that is rather unfortunate,” Reid Ross said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

Walmart's Mexico unit on Tuesday said its second-quarter net profit rose 11.55% from the year-earlier period, citing "sustainable growth" across all regions and outdoing analyst expectations at a time of swelling inflation.

From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2022

The house-elves down in the kitchen were outdoing themselves with a series of rich, warming stews and savory puddings, and only Fleur Delacour seemed to be able to find anything to complain about.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling