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Recent Examples of one-up
Reports indicate the Toronto Blue Jays are still in the mix and could attempt to one-up the Mets.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Hartlepool United, for example, were re-elected 14 times between 1920 and 1987, the year automatic relegation was introduced, on a one-up/one-down basis.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Wall Street is looking to see if Palantir Technologies can one-up its last blowout earnings report after the closing bell on Monday.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
But Costco looked at what could be considered a near-perfect product and decided to one-up the excellence.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Hartlepool United, for example, were re-elected 14 times between 1920 and 1987, the year automatic relegation was introduced, on a one-up/one-down basis.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Wall Street is looking to see if Palantir Technologies can one-up its last blowout earnings report after the closing bell on Monday.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
But Costco looked at what could be considered a near-perfect product and decided to one-up the excellence.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-up
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Not to be outdone, Fayetteville State (22-8, 12-4) made its run.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rather than try to outdo himself, Fary only tries to achieve one thing.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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My actor outran my human being.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Of course, misogyny is still there—no one can outrun it—but there is safety and comfort in knowing that looking a certain way brings us benefits.—
Dalina Soto,
refinery29.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that electricity prices for urban consumers are up 3.6 percent over the past 12 months, outpacing general inflation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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In these tests, the RTX 5060 Ti outpaced the RTX 4060 Ti again.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Tucked away after a swarm of students asked him tons of questions on his career to better their own, Chavarria, a CFDA Award-winning designer, reflected on his childhood, which is where his love of fashion was born.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Only one team in Europe’s top four leagues, Bilbao’s Athletic Club (six), can better them.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The commanding heights of power are populated by pedestrian thinkers as technology, including artificial intelligence, continues to outrace moral or philosophical wisdom.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Dec. 2024
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For a Ferrari driver to get beaten, admittedly in his first Grand Prix, and to be outraced by Alex Albon in the Williams is a bit embarrassing, to be honest.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Honestly, the makeup is the *best* part of character creation and outshines The Sims in every way.—
Melanie Curry,
Refinery29,
28 Mar. 2025
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That of course includes Atalanta, who have spent the last few seasons repeatedly defying the odds to outshine many of Italian football’s grander names.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In the last year, Church & Dwight’s revenue growth surpassed its outlook and, according to sources, outperformed its competitors.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ovechkin passes Gretzky in goals, ‘greatest’ debate underway: Wayne Gretzky reigned 31 years as the NHL’s top career goals scorer until Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin surpassed him this week with his 895th in the regular season.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The universal appeal of KORA products transcends gender boundaries.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But, in its literalism, the essay struggles to transcend the form.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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“One-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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