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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

Example Sentences

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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

“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

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

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

When Morata outraced defender Niklas Süle and ticked it up and in just inside the left post, Germany looked somewhere close to hopeless.

From Washington Post Nov. 27, 2022

He then broke early and outraced Torres to third, but overslid the bag — Royals manager Mike Matheny was ejected when he argued that Torres pushed Witt off the base.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 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

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

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 Stoddard, William O.

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