OUTRACE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

outrace

verb

Definition of outrace

as in to outrun

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lose (to)

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Recent Examples of outrace The initial completion was roughly 10 yards, and Jones outraced the defense to the end zone. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 In a first-half highlight, Phoebe Dummer stole the ball at mid-poll and outraced two defenders to score for a 4-1 lead with 27 seconds left. — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026 The second quarter opened with Emanuel taking the snap and hesitating for a moment before rushing up the middle and outracing the North Texas defense for a 72-yard touchdown. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2025 Autonomous Drone Race Competition, outracing the second-placing team by a factor of two. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for outrace

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Verb

But officials are most concerned about young riders on the electric bicycles and motorcycles outfitted with the most powerful motors that can sometimes outrun police vehicles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The stock jumped another 8% in late July after second-quarter earnings beat estimates, outrunning Salesforce and Workday in the same rally.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of outrun

Verb

And why small caps have been outpacing large caps, and why many parts of the investable universe are actually doing better this year than the megacap technology companies.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
These layoffs come as New York outpaces the San Francisco area in recruiting tech talent.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of outpace

Verb

This also is a chance for Chicago to one-up New York, which, despite rebuilding its airports, has no such direct train at any of the three airports controlled by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The smartest thing The Pitt did in its second season was not try to one-up its first.

— Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of one-up

Verb

Test Score also rallied from behind but had a little smoother journey under Juan Hernandez and outdid the other closers.

— Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Not to be outdone, Meta later added that one of its models had accessed the internet during a cybersecurity test and exploited a security flaw at an unnamed third-party company.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

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