outdone

verb

past participle of outdo
as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than two vaccine developers who spent years vigorously trying to outdo one another's research

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Recent Examples of outdone Never to be outdone, the Lane Kiffin show continues down in Death Valley. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Not to be outdone, EvercoreISI is also out with a midyear update on its best stock ideas list. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 But the folks over there may have outdone themselves with the absolutely bonkers casting for their upcoming production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026 Not to be outdone, Ohtani led off the fifth inning with a single, but the Dodgers failed to score. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Never one to be outdone, Houdini decided to beat Bey at his own game. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Each sentence is diamond cut … Buntin has outdone herself … leases and provokes from every vantage point, but what is especially remarkable is Buntin’s audacity, her gutsy choices, and her clarity. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 Not to be outdone, other tick species are also spreading out and causing more misery. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 And in that regard, Ferrari has utterly outdone itself, especially following the Luce EV debacle. — New Atlas, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdone
  1. surpassed
  2. exceeded
  3. topped
  4. eclipsed
  5. excelled
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  • The average two-bedroom rent in the city has now surpassed New York City, traditionally the nation’s most expensive city for rents.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The government has spent nearly all of its full-year allocation for fuel subsidies already, after oil prices surpassed the $85 benchmark that the estimate was based on.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpassed
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  • The city's spending on the two cases has therefore already exceeded the contract cap by $382,000.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An Allegheny River site southeast of Ohio exceeded that benchmark every time it was tested.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeded
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  • Only three topped 40 catches, and Jaden Greathouse and Beaux Collins required a 16-game season to get there two years ago.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Digging for compliments Shares in mining giant BHP are trading higher in Australia, hitting a two-month high, after the company topped earnings expectations and unveiled plans to pay its highest dividend in four years.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of topped
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  • With a length of almost 1,100 feet and displacing more than 100,000 tons, Nimitz-class carriers are among the world’s largest warships, eclipsed only by the US Navy’s Ford-class carriers, of which only one is in service to date.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • From the perspective of our health systems, this work is nice-to-have but eclipsed by the gritty realities of clinical care.
    — Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipsed
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  • Cothiere, a Haitian-American public school educator, excelled in precincts located in North Miami and North Miami Beach, where there are significant Haitian communities.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Collectively, a chunk of players who excelled in June and early July are slumping in August.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of excelled

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