outsmart
verb (used with object)
to get the better of (someone); outwit.
were outsmarting
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past progressiveof outsmart.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Their main point was that the British were outsmarting Americans all over the world.
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