as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history
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Recent Examples of outmatch
Systems that rely solely on image scans, basic metadata, or selfie-video checks are hopelessly outmatched by fraudsters who are testing, tweaking, and improving fake assets.
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Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
His contributions on the field were only outmatched by his commitment to the community off of it.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
While injuries played a role, they were ultimately outmatched by the superior squad.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Ben Curtis Morning line odds: 30-1 The second of two horses in the Oaks trained by Louisville’s Whit Beckman, Drexel Hill looks to be significantly outmatched.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
His contributions on the field were only outmatched by his commitment to the community off of it.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
While injuries played a role, they were ultimately outmatched by the superior squad.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Ben Curtis Morning line odds: 30-1 The second of two horses in the Oaks trained by Louisville’s Whit Beckman, Drexel Hill looks to be significantly outmatched.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatch
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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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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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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
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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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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In a split decision, Tesla missed sales estimates but Alphabet topped forecasts.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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“Outmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatch. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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