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outcompete

American  
[aut-kuhm-peet] / ˌaʊt kəmˈpit /

verb (used with object)

  1. to surpass (a rival team, business, etc.) by competing more effectively.


Example Sentences

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Many embraced the always-on, nonstop work culture, often in-person at the office, to outcompete one another.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Federal Trade Commission sued Meta in 2020, alleging a strategy to acquire or outcompete new social networks, a claim the judge rejected due to market changes.

From Barron's

As Dr Elizabeth Duncan says: "Unfortunately, they do compete with and can outcompete some native ladybird species, but they like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."

From BBC

"A loftier way of putting that is we're trying to outcompete the state," said Green, a former intern at the Adam Smith Institute, a pro-free market think tank.

From BBC

It makes our lives more interesting and has been a notably successful way to outcompete other countries since roughly 1776.

From Slate