Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for outperform. Search instead for rutherfordiums.
Definitions

outperform

[aut-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

These upgrades could eventually allow nuclear clocks to outperform existing atomic clocks and establish a new standard for measuring time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The airline is likely to outperform its higher-cost peers, helping IndiGo gain more market share, the note says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Christopher Wood, global head of equities strategy at Jefferies, said it’s important to note that local currency bonds in emerging markets have continued to outperform those from the Group of Seven — the U.S.,

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

It upgrades the stock to outperform from neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Children in those countries outperform our children, as nearly every story says.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Even worse is a 2025 Harvard study, “AI tutoring outperforms in-class active learning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

"We compared phase space distance with the sphericity variable and our conclusion is that phase space distance outperforms sphericity," Zhang said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

In terms of attacking metrics for their clubs this season, Mbappe outperforms Haaland in shots, touches and chances created, although the City striker recorded more assists in 2025-26.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The American College of Sports Medicine’s position is that exercising after meals and in the afternoon outperforms fasting and morning exercise sessions for glycemic control.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026

Geiser said that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

The German 10-year Bund yield fell 3.7 basis points to 3.437%, while the French 10-year OAT slightly outperformed, with its yield retreating 5 basis points to 4.850%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The carrier’s stock has outperformed its rivals heading into third-quarter earnings season.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

One systematic fund has outperformed its rivals by readmitting the human element.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

German bonds, on the other hand, outperformed swaps, suggesting investors were flocking to the safety of Europe’s biggest economy, said Luca Salford, a strategist at Morgan Stanley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Hermione’s expression could not have been any smugger; she had loathed being outperformed in every Potions class.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

The outperforming Tactical Trend fund that was launched in 2006, accounts for $4 billion of the total.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Its shares rose as much as 5.2% from their IPO price to 1,878 rupees in Mumbai, outperforming the benchmark Sensex index, which was down 1.1%

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Upsets also tend to linger longer in the memory because they fit a familiar story: well-run clubs outperforming opponents with significantly greater resources.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

“She’s just never got over you outperforming her in Potions,” said Ron, returning to his copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training