outrun
verb (used with object)
to run faster or farther than.
outruns
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present tense formof outrun (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The author outruns the evidence when he claims the NFL was “designed for gambling.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The ability to rapidly generate a counter-narrative, complete with the imprimatur of an “AI tribunal,” is tailor-made for an attention economy where perception often outruns verification.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
Engineers call this problem the "memory wall," where processing speed outruns the chip's ability to feed it data.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025
Stock-market booms always end the same way: Optimism outruns reality, capital floods in — then prices correct.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
My pulse outruns the seconds, each beat bringing me closer to capture.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
