as in to overtake
to go or grow faster than (something)
Population growth has continued to outpace job growth for the last several decades. The demand for the product has outpaced the company's ability to produce it.
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Recent Examples of outpace
Visits to chicken restaurants have also been outpacing consumer trips to other fast-food and fast-casual restaurants, increasing by 4.3 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024, according to the trends research firm Placer.ai.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Asian beauty brands in the region grew 26 percent annually from 2022 to 2024 — far outpacing Western markets, which rose 15 percent, according to the report.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
The 2025 American Music Awards outpaced several other recent primetime specials, including ABC’s CMA Country Christmas hosted by Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood on Dec. 3, 2024; NBC’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music on Jan. 27, 2025; and ABC’s CMA Fest on June 25, 2024.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Subscribe Janet Mui, head of market analysis at wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin, said in an email on Friday morning that with wage growth now outpacing inflation, U.K. households are spending more generously.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Asian beauty brands in the region grew 26 percent annually from 2022 to 2024 — far outpacing Western markets, which rose 15 percent, according to the report.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
The 2025 American Music Awards outpaced several other recent primetime specials, including ABC’s CMA Country Christmas hosted by Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood on Dec. 3, 2024; NBC’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music on Jan. 27, 2025; and ABC’s CMA Fest on June 25, 2024.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Subscribe Janet Mui, head of market analysis at wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin, said in an email on Friday morning that with wage growth now outpacing inflation, U.K. households are spending more generously.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpace
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However, in 2023, Dr. Pepper overtook Pepsi as the No. 2 bestselling soda on the list.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The principality’s narrow streets are particularly ill-suited to the current Formula 1 cars and make overtaking all but impossible.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Yeah, but still... Yamamoto had his second-worst stinker as a Dodger, surpassed by only his fumble of the division series opener last season against the Padres.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Malia Jones placed third in triple jump at 39-2 and Brooklyn Davis, who surpassed 40-feet in prelims, was ninth in the shot put at 39-1 ¼ .—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Goldstein drove Boozer home with a sacrifice fly and Corral plated the go-ahead run with a single through the right side.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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And two-thirds of households with an EV have another non-EV that is driven more — hardly a recipe for climate success given that EVs must be driven (a lot) to deliver climate benefits.—
Ashley Nunes,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpace. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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