outcompeting

verb

present participle of outcompete
as in defeating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcompeting
  1. defeating
  2. outperforming
  3. conquering
  4. overcoming
  5. trouncing
  6. subduing
  7. clobbering
  8. besting
Verb
  • Republican Bo French, who previously chaired the Tarrant County GOP, faces Democrat Jon Rosenthal after defeating incumbent Jim Wright in a May Republican primary runoff for the state agency that regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There’s nothing more important than defeating his pathetic opponent, Mike Collins.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeating
Verb
  • All six seasons to date have aired on both broadcasters, with catch-up streaming also attracted high viewing figures and outperforming many other programs, according to France TV Distribution.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Recent polling suggests Brown is outperforming his fellow Democrat Acton, who is running for governor, by 2 percentage points.
    — Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of outperforming
Verb
  • Before conquering Hollywood, Ali played Division I basketball (standing at six feet four) and released rap albums under the name Prince Ali.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • During the talk, Bardem reflected on a glittering career, from his early life growing up in one of Spain’s most prestigious acting families to winning an Oscar and, this year, finally conquering his fear of the stage.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of conquering
Verb
  • Others discussed overcoming the initial awkwardness of the work and finding satisfaction in helping doctors become more competent and compassionate.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • These productions focused on accessibility, particularly for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences, rather than overcoming language barriers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • The James Franklin era at Virginia Tech got off to an emphatic start on Saturday with the Hokies trouncing VMI by a count of 73-3.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kress told investors that revenue growth in fiscal 2028 will reach 70%, trouncing the 44% average analyst estimate, according to LSEG.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of trouncing
Verb
  • The school's head teacher, Krzysztof Ochmanski, was injured while subduing the teenager, officials said.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The handful of Israeli passengers grappled with the copilot for several minutes before subduing him and binding his hands with the cord from a set of headphones.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of subduing
Verb
  • Niners are going from clobbering the preseason Super Bowl favorite to facing a team jousting with Cleveland for consensus worst in the league.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin instantly had a target in mind, too, clobbering United States Champion and fan favorite Trick Williams upon his return to SmackDown.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of clobbering
Verb
  • As the unsuccessful regime-change effort in Iran demonstrated, there are no shortcuts to besting the axis countries, together or individually.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Allen won an overtime game for the first time in his career by besting Matthew Stafford, who passed for 383 yards and three touchdowns.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of besting
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“Outcompeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompeting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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