outcompete
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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When they swarm, they can strip grazing land and outcompete livestock for food, creating serious problems for ranchers.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
Many embraced the always-on, nonstop work culture, often in-person at the office, to outcompete one another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
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 ● Nov. 18, 2025
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 ● Oct. 7, 2025
Upstart companies, not bound by the habits of the last generation, are supposed to move nimbly to harvest the benefits from the new technology and to outcompete the lumbering dinosaurs.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James
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