as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a tennis player who outclassed the competition, breezing through the tournament without losing a set
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Recent Examples of outclass
Commands and Clipboard History in Spotlight Apple’s Spotlight search feature has always outclassed Windows search, thanks to its speed and intelligent way of listing apps, documents, and more.
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Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
The Thunder outclassed the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals in five games.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Game 5: Edmonton Oilers 5, Florida Panthers 3 June 18, 2024
With another chance to secure a Stanley Cup, this time on their home floor, the Panthers were again outclassed by the Oilers in a loss that forced a Game 6 and added new life to a series that had looked destined for a blowout.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
While the performance was just as impressive as PSG outclassed Inter in every single department.
—The Totally Football Show, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
The Thunder outclassed the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals in five games.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Game 5: Edmonton Oilers 5, Florida Panthers 3 June 18, 2024
With another chance to secure a Stanley Cup, this time on their home floor, the Panthers were again outclassed by the Oilers in a loss that forced a Game 6 and added new life to a series that had looked destined for a blowout.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
While the performance was just as impressive as PSG outclassed Inter in every single department.
—The Totally Football Show, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outclass
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Interest payments are now the second-largest spending category in the federal budget, surpassing Medicare and defense in fiscal year 2024 and trailing only Social Security.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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As of 2025, Hawkins says that social media has officially become the business’s main source of income, surpassing both classes and commissions.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The asylum process in Mexico is supposed to take about three months, said Mejía from UNHCR, but the number of cases exceeds the capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid to process them.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The performance, which bettered Wilson’s former U18 best of 44.20 from last year at the Holloway Pro Classic, moved the rising high school senior and Olympic gold medalist to No. 4 in the world at the distance.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Research has shown that expressing gratitude provides many health benefits including reducing depression, improving self-esteem, bettering sleep, lowering blood pressure and an increased sense of happiness and well-being.—
Rafael James,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Only Ichiro himself has eclipsed that total since, with his MLB-record 262 in 2004.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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The next one is a partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21, when up to 80% of the sun will be eclipsed by the moon as seen from the Pacific Ocean (including Fiji, Tahiti and New Zealand) and Antarctica.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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In a split decision, Tesla missed sales estimates but Alphabet topped forecasts.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Pacheco topped the Chiefs in rushing in 2022 (830 yards) and 2023 (935), and his draft class helped KC win nine straight playoff games before falling in last season’s Super Bowl.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 July 2025
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“Outclass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outclass. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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