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However, even the Defense Department’s calisthenics-addled secretary has managed to outdo himself.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Johnston, a beloved local and the favorite entering the tournament, will have to outdo McKinney on the weekend to give himself a shot at the overall season title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

"It's clear just how passionate Messi still is for football and you can tell it's in his DNA to always be a competitor, and to try and outdo himself more than anyone else," Giroud says.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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

Then we’d say it the way she did, in her dead, expressionless voice; and we’d outdo ourselves trying to say it with the right amount of deadness.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Hi Life opened in 2022 in that former auto shop you pass coming off the ferry, and the small space outdoes itself with an overwhelming menu and a super-happy vibe.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

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

In a word, Lafcadio Hearn outdoes the missionaries in dogmatism, exceeds even the hostile propagandist in telling the naked truth.

From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by George M. (George Milbrey) Gould

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

Sax outdid himself by also designing a trumpet with 13 bells; this instrument, later built by his son Adolphe-Édouard, resembles a brass Hydra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

If this Coachella performance proves anything, it’s that they’ve gone and outdid themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025

But the Alexandrines outdid even my rosy expectations of hospitality and courtesy.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

While France boasts its beef bourguignon, India is not to be outdone with goat nihari, a meat dish cooked for hours in a spicy broth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The following season, Ramsdale was a vital cog in Arsenal's spine as they launched a surprise title challenge, only to be outdone by an imperious Manchester City side.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

It was outdone just this week when someone paid $50 million for a Gus the T-Rex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Not to be outdone, JB revises the bet: Okay, he says.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander

But it is new territory for England to arrive with a group capable of matching - or even outdoing - the hosts for velocity.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

The Pacific Northwest is expecting the most unusual weather event for mid-May, with the region now outdoing its southern neighbors with extreme heat.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2023

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

CNN’s shot-filled celebration with Cohen and Anderson Cooper reached 3.3 million viewers between 11 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., outdoing Fox News Channel’s Nashville-based show, which had 2.1 million people watching.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2022

But nothing compared to the cries that now emanated from the triplets, each outdoing the other.

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