outguess

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Recent Examples of outguess The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other. George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
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Verb
  • But occasionally, a bear outsmarts us or overcomes our defenses.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
  • Live Oak plans to use Casca as the engine behind its effort to bring transparency and structure to a part of the market known more for speed and opacity than fairness, a move that mirrors its history of outsmarting bigger rivals.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • Several TikTok users offered their own stories of feline manipulation, turning the comment section into a community board for cat owners outwitted by their pets.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
  • In reality, Israel overpowered Iran’s military and outwitted its intelligence with stunning efficiency, demonstrating years, if not decades, of careful preparation in under two weeks.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Either way, in a world where everything can be faked — intelligence, emotion, even purpose — the real danger isn’t that AI will outthink us.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Rohit's captaincy was also in the gun, outfoxed tactically by opposite number Pat Cummins.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • In the most iconic scene, he gets outfoxed on the subway by the French drug lord on a subway, playing cat-and-mouse on the platform.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The concept and storyboard work began in the late 90s, but 9/11 happened and plans to film in Africa were thwarted.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Norton AntiVirus Plus excels with top scores from independent labs and includes a powerful Data Protector feature to thwart ransomware attacks.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The 6ft 4in (193cm) Italian waited patiently until the right moment (even second-guessing himself at one point), before making room for himself by swinging out to the right, powering past Groves and sprinting to the win.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • Her inner conflict, though, is all the more compelling in the face of her boyfriend’s refusal to second-guess himself.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 July 2025

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“Outguess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outguess. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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