outshines

verb

present tense third-person singular of outshine
as in surpasses
to be greater, better, or stronger than the trumpeter outshines all of his fellow band members

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Recent Examples of outshines But Brooks’ boundless enthusiasm – passion that’s too big for his body to contain – outshines all of that. — Heather Bushman, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 At those temperatures, the photosphere outshines the corona only because the plasma in the corona is so sparsely distributed. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026 With read/write speeds of up to 14,800/13,400MB per second, this SSD outshines the competition. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026 The central region of Messier 77 is dominated by an extremely compact and energetic source that outshines the rest of the galaxy combined, even challenging the sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope itself. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026 Like the Battle of the Alamo for Texans, this bloody spectacle is for regime-loyal Shia the defeat that outshines in glory any possible subsequent victory. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026 Even though Earth and Jupiter are moving farther and farther away from each other in their respective orbits around the sun, Jupiter still outshines all the stars in Orion’s gang. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026 Club name Home Depot , which reported yesterday , outshines its main rival at last. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026 Where the Thule really outshines the competition is its sleek Scandinavian look, durable design, and lightning-fast fold. — Erica Zazo, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outshines
  1. surpasses
  2. exceeds
  3. eclipses
  4. tops
Verb
  • But first, welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham stuns in a backless halter top and then surpasses Caitlin Clark in social media followers.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Wells Fargo reported the pipeline of weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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  • The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The goal is to collect a total net credit that at least matches or exceeds the width of the call spread such that even an extraordinary upside move would not result in a loss.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • The toll eclipses that of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The toll eclipses that of the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipses
Verb
  • Burns said a panel of judges selected by the library reads each entry and then comes to a consensus on which piece tops the list, as well as what finished second and third.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Gibson tops the area’s Top 100 players to watch list after rushing for 2,263 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tops

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“Outshines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outshines. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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