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Synonyms

outrace

American  
[out-reys] / 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

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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

“Top Gun: Maverick” is hoping to show that, when done well, big Bruckheimer-styled blockbusters can still outrace anything else in theaters, or at home.

From Seattle Times May 23, 2022

Fire and wind outrace water and human wit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2021

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

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

But it was otherwise disappointing as he was routinely outraced by teammate Lando Norris.

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2023

Giménez, the 22-year-old Feyenoord forward, dribbled past Harold Cummings and outraced Cummings and Fidel Escobar into the penalty area.

From Washington Times Jul. 16, 2023

Mu received a rare challenge from Ajee’ Wilson, whose American record she seized in Tokyo, at the U.S. championships but outraced her over the final 20 meters.

From Washington Post Jul. 25, 2022

Swift as a deer he outraced them, Quiet as a fox he ran, He thumbed his nose as they blundered, He laughed to beat the band.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Put it this way: At least seven James Bond movies feature 007 outracing baddies on the slopes.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 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

That is, there are few sights more cinematic than a human being outracing danger and even death onscreen — it’s the ultimate wish fulfillment!

From New York Times Jul. 11, 2023

It had been ten chronometer hours since they had eaten, but since they had been outracing light, they were now thirty thousand years in Earth's past.

From Islands of Space by Campbell, John Wood

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