outmaneuver
Americanverb (used with object)
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to outwit, defeat, or frustrate by maneuvering.
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to outdo or surpass in maneuvering or maneuverability.
Etymology
Origin of outmaneuver
Example Sentences
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“She understood that our customers care the most about the high-performance parts, and if you’re focused on the bulk of the market, then your competitors can outmaneuver you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
There are no human protagonists needed to outmaneuver a deadly alien foe this time around.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
Instead, they must be creative, they must surprise their opponents, and they must outmaneuver them with the internet and social media.
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024
One by one, they dodge, slip and outmaneuver the music, “Spanish Key” from Miles Davis’s groundbreaking 1970 album “Bitches Brew,” with its rock and funk influences.
From New York Times • May 15, 2024
Kennedy's ability to outmaneuver Khrushchev, and to assess the threat at America's doorstep, depended on the flow of secret intelligence passed to Janet Chisholm in a Moscow park.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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