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overperform

  • a word derived from perform.
    perform
    verb (used with object)
    to carry out; execute; do.

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Recent polls in Maine had him virtually tied with Collins, though she tends to dramatically overperform when people actually vote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

“But I’ve been in this business for 18 years and I’ve seen it always overperform projections.”

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

Arsenal have found the net 29 times this season, but the division's better sides usually overperform their xG because they have better players at their disposal.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024

So how does a country with a population ranked at 128th in the world according to size continue to overperform on the biggest stage of all?

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022

I mainly took this as a mandate to overperform, to do everything I possibly could to keep up with or even plow past the more privileged people around me.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama