outcompete
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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Many embraced the always-on, nonstop work culture, often in-person at the office, to outcompete one another.
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
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