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outrace

American  
[aut-rays] / ˌaʊtˈreɪs /

verb (used with object)

outraced, outracing
  1. to race or run faster than.

    The deer outraced its pursuers.


Etymology

Origin of outrace

First recorded in 1650–60; out- + race 1


Example Sentences

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The National Trust said earlier this month that the administration was "working around the clock in an attempt to outrace judicial review."

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Betting on James is betting that he will continue to outrace the aging process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

Cornell researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

They'll leave parties early, desperate to outrace the clock and get a kid to their own bed in time.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2023

I’ve got to get ahead of Jay, outrace the current.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

He outraced the West Coast’s traditional powers and reached a national championship game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Out-qualified and outraced by team-mate Ocon during a painful weekend for Haas.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Vaughn dove, gloved the ball and narrowly outraced Bauers to the bag to preserve a 2-0 Chicago lead.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

They included a 75-yard catch, in which Davis outraced two defenders in catching the ball in stride at the Chiefs 20.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022

He loped across the grass, easily outraced them all, and gobbled the ball up, sweeping it into his jaws with that huge tongue.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

He began experimenting with a sewing machine and, in 1846, introduced a foot-powered model that could sew 250 stitches a minute, outracing the fastest human hands by a factor of five.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But in certain situations -- outracing or outmaneuvering a predator, for example -- the ratios of those periods change drastically.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023

This is about chasing a title while LeBron James still is outracing time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2023

Last time here, Dixon overcame a poor effort in qualifying along with damage to his car and a crash-fest on the Nashville streets before outracing fellow New Zealander Scott McLaughlin to the finish line.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

We can keep out of his way," said the colonel, "but, next thing to outracing Great Bear, I want to get a sight of Tetzcatl.

From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by William O. Stoddard

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