OUTSHINING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

outshining

verb

present participle of outshine

as in surpassing

to be greater, better, or stronger than the trumpeter outshines all of his fellow band members

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Recent Examples of outshining Even Nvidia – a chipmaker itself – is up just 22% this year, posting modest gains compared to other chipmakers that are outshining Big Tech. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Even some open-source Chinese efforts are also outshining the tech giant. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 In a World Cup boasting a galaxy of stars, a lunch-bucket team of blue-collar everymen may wind up outshining them all. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 That's good news for stargazers, as the moon will still be visible without outshining the planets nearby. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Yet that is what Marco Palestra did, outshining Inter’s Federico Dimarco, who was officially Serie A’s MVP in 2025-26. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 27 June 2026 That's because the waning gibbous moon will appear in the sky at the same time, most likely outshining many of the fainter shooting stars. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 May 2026 The quiet ethic often called Minnesota Nice is outshining the intimidation meant to silence dissent. — Valeng Cha, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026 Google-parent Alphabet was the most magnificent of the Magnificent Seven; Colombia’s stock market was the surprise leader of the MSCI All Country World Index; silver surged over 141%, outshining its sibling gold, which itself had a phenomenal year. — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026

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Last year, the New York metro area’s tech workforce reached 394,300, surpassing the Bay Area’s 375,730, according to a report from CBRE.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Okta soared more than 20% after surpassing analyst expectations and reporting booming demand due to agentic AI.

— Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpassing

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For comparison, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, began mass-producing 7nm chips in 2018 and can achieve yields exceeding 90%, depending on factors including chip design and die size.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
As shown on the chart, the load curve in 2026 surged significantly in late June, briefly exceeding 125,000 megawatts.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceeding

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The deal for Savinho falls short of the package for Tonali, which could be worth £100m to Newcastle United, but would represent a record sale for Man City – eclipsing the £82m package that Atletico Madrid paid for Julian Alvarez in 2024.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Looking up with its left Mastcam-Z camera, Perseverance snapped this image of one of Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, partially eclipsing the sun.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipsing

Verb

Wednesday’s topping-out ceremony, when a construction crew lifted the final structural beam into place, doesn’t change that.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Bitcoin has risen more than 20% over the past week, briefly topping $80,000 on Tuesday, after several months of weak trading volume and lackluster investor participation.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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