outperform
verb (used with object)
to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than.
had outperformed
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past perfectof outperform.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The furniture retailer missed first-quarter earnings estimates, though CEO Niraj Shah asserted the company had outperformed the broader home furnishing category amid “a choppy start to the year.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Healthcare stocks, which had outperformed while much of the market struggled earlier this month, continued to climb.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
The 72% quarterly surge in Uber's ride-share business had outperformed Lyft's 14% growth, showing the advantages of its presence in key international markets.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2023
Mr. Santos also said confidently that he had outperformed the politicians calling for his resignation, saying “I beat them by double their margins in the victory.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Paramount's chief financial officer Naveen Chopra said the service had "outperformed all expectations" since launching in the US and had "serious momentum and the credibility to establish ourselves as a scaled streaming player".
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2022
