outfox
verb (used with object)
to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver.
outfoxing
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present participleof outfox.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Occasionally BBC Russian succeeded in outfoxing the jammers.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
“Red foxes are colonizing the Arctic, and they’re outfoxing the Arctic foxes,” he says.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2023
But outfoxing competition from the private sector has proven elusive, particularly in cybersecurity jobs, even though the military offers tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses for such billets.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022
Instead, Sen. Nancy Skinner had to file Senate Bill 206 five years later, outfoxing higher education leaders everywhere, not just Emmert, their whipping boy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
Asterix, the indomitable pint-sized Gaul forever outfoxing the Romans, is taking a step back for a female hero for the first time in the beloved comic’s 60-year history.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2019
