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outduel

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[aut-doo-uhl] / ˌaʊtˈdu əl /

verb (used with object)

outdueled, outdueling
  1. to perform better than (a competitor) in a duel or other contest.


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Santa Margarita 1, JSerra 0: Lyla Morales threw the shutout to outduel JSerra’s Liliana Escobar, who struck out 13.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

Artificial-intelligence companies are writing huge checks for chips, memory, specialized glass fiber and more, and they have begun to outduel Apple in the race to secure components.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2026

It just wasn’t enough to outduel Patrick Mahomes.

From Washington Times Feb. 12, 2023

Geno Smith played well enough to beat Atlanta on Sunday, but the Seahawks’ young secondary will force him and the offense to be perfect to outduel most teams they’ll face moving forward.

From Seattle Times Sep. 27, 2022

Not well enough to outduel Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara, who bounced back from a six-run clunker against the Dodgers on Sunday by tossing his fourth complete game of a likely Cy Young Award-worthy season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2022

He could mash the ball farther than nearly all of his peers and had outdueled Brooks Koepka to win the 2019 U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

In the AFC, meanwhile, Josh Allen rushed for a game-winning touchdown as the Buffalo Bills outdueled the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24 in a roller-coaster wild card thriller.

From Barron's Jan. 12, 2026

In Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell outdueled Devin Booker to lead the Cavaliers to a 129-113 blowout over the Phoenix Suns.

From Barron's Jan. 1, 2026

Roberts noted that Dreyer also outdueled Tommy Edman in a challenge earlier this spring.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2025

By the sound of it, Rahm poured as much effort into the menu as he did for the Masters, where last year he outdueled Brooks Koepka on the final day to win by four.

From Seattle Times Mar. 19, 2024

He was great against the Rams in the NFC Championship, outdueling league MVP Matthew Stafford to get the Ospreys to the Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

The 6-foot-2, 240-pound left-hander ended up outdueling Drew Beam, a projected high pick in the 2024 draft who was coming off strong starts in regionals and super regionals.

From Washington Times Jun. 20, 2023

Washington fell to 0-5-1 after being swept in a doubleheader at Boston on April 19, with Cy Young outdueling Casey Patten in the second game.

From Washington Post May 1, 2023

After looking dominant in spring training and outdueling Kirby to win the fifth spot in the opening day starting rotation, Brash looked solid in his MLB debut.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2022

And not with 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan once again outdueling protégé Sean McVay.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 16, 2021

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