outcompete
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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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
When they swarm, they can strip grazing land and outcompete livestock for food, creating serious problems for ranchers.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
It makes our lives more interesting and has been a notably successful way to outcompete other countries since roughly 1776.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 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 Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)
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