outshine
Americanverb (used with object)
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to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
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to surpass in splendor, ability, achievement, excellence, etc..
a product that outshone all competitors; to outshine one's classmates.
verb (used without object)
verb
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(tr) to shine more brightly than
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(tr) to surpass in excellence, beauty, wit, etc
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rare (intr) to emit light
Etymology
Origin of outshine
Example Sentences
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“One of my bigger concerns is not even about players doing the campaigns or getting paid,” said Barbara Jones of Outshine Talent.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022
It made each glowing page, Its eloquence and truth, In the glory of their golden age, Outshine the fire of youth.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 476, February 12, 1831 by Various
Come talk of Europe's maids with me, Whose necks and cheeks, they tell, Outshine the beauty of the sea, White foam and crimson shell.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 542, April 14, 1832 by Various
My Mind is Fix'd you shall Outshine all the other Ladies.
From A Woman Named Smith by Oemler, Marie Conway
Nor might the glory soon to sit Awhile on Balen’s crest alit Outshine the shadow of doom on it Or stay death’s wings from flight.
From The Tale of Balen by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
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