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had outmatched

  • past perfect
    of outmatch.
    outmatch
    verb (used with object)
    to be superior to; surpass; outdo.

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Too much was riding, psychologically and financially, on the economic policies, military posture and cultural orientation that had outmatched the Soviet Union.

From New York Times Jan. 7, 2020

As we have seen, the American home-builders had outmatched the English fur-traders in the struggle for possession.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman