outshine

In a July 1775 letter, John Adams told his wife, Abigail: “There is a young Gentleman from Pennsylvania whose Name is Wilson, whose Fortitude, Rectitude, and Abilities too, greatly outshine his Master’s.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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

Even typical supernovae can outshine entire galaxies for a time.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026

The outer regions of the star may sometimes get blown off in a tremendous explosion called a supernova, which would outshine all the other stars in its galaxy.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Touted as a return to form, this album certainly outshines “Undercover” and “Dirty Work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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

Kane outshines superstars Lionel Messi, Ronaldo and former Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski when it comes to goals scored at the start of a season.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

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

By contrast, utilities outshined in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, at one point trouncing the market by nearly 12 percentage points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Silver’s surge has even outshined gold, which is also near record highs after rising 70% this year.

From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025

As well as Doncic and James played, Edwards outshined them both, scoring a game-high 43 points while also contributing nine rebounds and six assists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025

Perhaps he should do his best in their final trial, and if his best outshined Citra’s, he would accept the scythe ring.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

The team whose home results outshone their away ones to the greatest extent was Fulham, and fair play to them, Craven Cottage is the most homely sounding ground in the country.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

But one skill of his outshone all the others: He could fire from anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

As I glance around, I notice a lot of the other tributes are shooting us dirty looks, which confirms what I've suspected, we've literally outshone them all.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

The emergence of a new kind of online shopper, using these sites and willing to pay luxury prices for used pieces, has become so prominent that it is sometimes outshining the freshest runway trends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"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

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

Consumer staples stocks have been enjoying their time in the sun this month, outshining tech for once as AI fears renewed investors’ search for safety.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Out on the kings- road, it had seemed to cover half the sky, outshining the crescent moon.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin