outcompete
Americanverb (used with object)
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Although it is an attractive and edible species, the golden oyster mushroom has demonstrated its ability to escape cultivation and establish itself in the wild, where it can outcompete native fungi.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
Nations that believe they can outcompete anyone, anywhere embrace open markets as a matter of rational self-interest.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Each side is trying to outinnovate, outprice, outcompete the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
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
In Russia the better-paid labour in the factories near Petersburg and in Esthland can outcompete the lower paid labour of the central governments of Vladimir and Moscow.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
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