outpaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of outpace
as in overtakes
to go or grow faster than (something) Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades. The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.

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Recent Examples of outpaces The alternative is capability spend that outpaces its own dependencies. — Hiren Dhaduk, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Further, as inflation outpaces wage growth, workers lose purchasing power and have less financial breathing room. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Here’s what the research says, where the hype outpaces the evidence and what to ask your vet before buying luxury dog products like this. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 This means that the state’s count of homeless students far outpaces numbers of youths accessing emergency services. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026 In fact, brain fog outpaces every other side effect, including hot flashes, for women going through menopause. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026 Demand for Montessori schools often outpaces the number of seats available, with hundreds of families vying for spots in the schools every year. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services. — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 That far outpaces the broader tech job market, where postings grew 13% year over year. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaces
  1. overtakes
  2. surpasses
  3. drives
  4. outstrips
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  • The Athletic has approached Formula One Management for the data from the Spanish GP regarding how many overtakes actually happened.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Can a squad of scientists (including Kurt Russell) fight off madness and mayhem before the Thing overtakes them all?
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of overtakes
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  • Brady, who has 187 regular-season victories, surpasses Hall of Famer Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (186) for the most regular-season victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Its best parts have a grandeur that surpasses its industrial settings and gets at something eerie and transcendent.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • The ability for employees to find the best opportunities for themselves and for employers to find the best candidates for the job help to drive innovation, which drives productivity, which drives growth, Richardson has said.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Oscar drives her home and, paralyzed by the situation, leaves her unconscious at her family’s door.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of drives
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  • While that distribution model has remained unchanged since Blazy’s arrival, the process has come under growing scrutiny as demand for key runway looks often outstrips supply.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Much of this debt has funded investment that has generated progressively lower—even negative—economic returns, including excess residential real estate, underutilized infrastructure, and manufacturing capacity that far outstrips demand.
    — MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Outpaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaces. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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