outdo
verb (used with object)
to surpass in execution or performance.
has been outdoing
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present perfect progressiveof outdo (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Incensed at both efforts, North Korea’s propaganda machine has been outdoing itself with ever-more inventive and florid statements.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2016
If turnout at rallies is any measure, Obama has been outdoing Clinton, often by a margin of three to one.
From Time Magazine Archive
