outstrip
verb (used with object)
to outdo; surpass; excel.
had been outstripping
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past perfect progressiveof outstrip.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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It should be no surprise then that where Mac sales had been outstripping the moribund PC industry, lately they have flat-lined.
From Forbes ● Oct. 10, 2013
