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outshine

[aut-shahyn] / ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /


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Second-generation black African immigrants also outshine most other demographic groups when it comes to educational attainment: Almost 60% have a bachelor’s degree and a mere 3.6% don’t finish high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

"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

In his own vernacular, he "mogs" everyone he meets - he is so at the top of his game that he outshines everyone in his presence.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 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

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

He hopes the Dodgers can turn him into just that, even if it means Shohei Ohtani outshines him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 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

Across the league, a new wave of quarterbacks outshined the old guard and wound up piloting the best teams in the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 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

Caramelized sweet potatoes, which are both syrupy and nutty in flavor, are practically outshined by the artificial, sugary sweetness of marshmallows.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2023

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

Bouaddi controls matches in a manner which defies his tender age, impressing in Morocco's opening draw with Brazil where he outshone Casemiro and Bruno Guimaraes.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Being continually outshone was an occupational hazard of being his friend and cannot have been any more pleasurable as a brother.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

"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

"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 Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Americans are rediscovering hybrid vehicles, which have turned into a bright spot for the U.S. car market — far outshining electric-only vehicles.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026

Driscoll has been seen by Hegseth’s aides as outshining the Defense secretary on prominent policy initiatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

“Nice to have some good news for once,” Dad said, his smile not quite outshining his overcast eyes.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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