outfights

verb

present tense third-person singular of outfight
as in knocks over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfights
  1. knocks over
  2. eclipses
  3. transcends
  4. knocks off
  5. tops
  6. exceeds
  7. overtops
  8. surpasses
Verb
  • In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of knocks over
Verb
  • The toll eclipses that of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The toll eclipses that of the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipses
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  • Summary Business valuation transcends simple EBITDA multiples, primarily focusing on a company's future growth potential and its unique narrative.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The collaboration between Hinkel and the Bethels transcends normal industry partnerships.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of transcends
Verb
  • The sale will knocks off up to thirty percent off usual prices and will run through July 20th.
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 14 July 2026
  • All of the Jays’ run-scoring knocks off Weathers also came on two-strike counts.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Definition of knocks off
Verb
  • According to our Joe Rexrode, no person in college football this year is more interesting than Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, who tops Joe’s list of 25.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Brooks has long highlighted Japan’s efforts to keep its bond yields artificially low as a way of keeping its massive debt burden, which tops 200% of GDP, in check.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of tops
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  • The carriers are generally liable for any goods lost up to a certain dollar amount; the customer typically buys insurance for any value that exceeds that threshold.
    — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Why Context Exceeds Character Five patterns reveal why context often exceeds character in the character/context ratio.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • No stepping off the sidewalk into a puddle of slush that overtops your work shoes, soaking your socks for the rest of the day.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • On rainy and high tide days, the track and baseball field nearby can get submerged in ankle deep water as the river overtops the old seawall.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of overtops
Verb
  • This pivot is significantly reshaping the company's revenue profile, as its cloud business already surpasses $214 billion annually.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That surpasses the count of cases in all of 2025 — 2,289 — which was fueled by a fatal outbreak in Texas where two children died.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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