outdistance
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of outdistance
Example Sentences
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Senior Kenneth Devis won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke for the third year in a row and led off the 4x100 freestyle relay as the Highlanders amassed 473 points to far outdistance runner-up Palisades.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
She finished with 208.17 points to outdistance 15-year-old American Isabeau Levito, who leaped from fifth place after her short program to take silver.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
They earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight.
From Fox News ● Oct. 18, 2021
If it is right, it will increase its workers’ loyalty and outdistance earthbound competitors.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
In open country he could outdistance any mice that dared follow him.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
While gold miner stocks have outdistanced gold during the first 50 weeks of the year, they were hit hard when gold hit a rough patch this fall.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
The $56-million opening weekend outdistanced other heavily hyped fare such as “The Fall Guy” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
As performances outdistanced the date of composition with each passing year, opera began to resemble an attempt at historical preservation rather than a dynamic art form.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
He was named on every ballot and easily outdistanced Ramsey.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
None of the four options for uranium enrichment—electromagnetic or thermal separation, gaseous diffusion, or the centrifuge—had clearly outdistanced the others, so none could be ruled out.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
"We're at 316 at noon, so we are outdistancing anything this particular precinct has ever seen."
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
The Boilermakers picked up three more first-place votes and had 49 of 63 from the national media panel, easily outdistancing second-place Kansas, which received five first-place nods.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
In 1990, Bob Welch, who posted a 27-6 record for the Oakland Athletics, won the American League Cy Young Award, comfortably outdistancing Roger Clemens, who was 21-6 for the Boston Red Sox.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
That represents a whopping 50.7% turnover rate for this subset of players, far outdistancing the average annual NFL roster turnover rate of 36.2%.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
In the hysteria that followed over Soviet scientists’ apparent outdistancing their American counterparts, a new group of technical advisors was brought into the White House.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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