as in overtook
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 outpaced
Over the past decade, the United States’ tech sector has consistently outpaced China’s in AI, creating more than three times as many AI-focused companies.
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Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
In February 2021, with most of Texas frozen, the demand for power outpaced the supply resulting in outages across the state that lasted days for some.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
For a team that has outpaced the expectations of nearly every preseason prognosticator, the Spurs hit January with a winning record that would have put them in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament had the season ended on New Year’s Day.
—Mike Monroe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Three of the lesser performers in a group of seven high-performing stocks in the technology sector—Apple (+33%), Alphabet (+37%) and Amazon (+50%), all of which have partnerships with the sports industry—far outpaced the S&P 500 (+23%).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Alcohol isn’t just losing its sparkle—it’s being outpaced by cultural shifts that prioritize wellness and mindfulness over bottomless mimosas.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
That easily outpaced other media companies, many of which continued to wrestle with the industry shift toward streaming and the decline of traditional linear TV.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
What To Know CDC data indicates that December's increase in outbreaks has outpaced records for the same period since at least 2012.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
The health-care industry’s percentage of the economy has grown, and health-care companies’ revenue growth has outpaced that of the broad market over the past five years, up nearly 61% versus revenue growth of just over 38% for the S & P 500 overall during the same period.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
In February 2021, with most of Texas frozen, the demand for power outpaced the supply resulting in outages across the state that lasted days for some.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
For a team that has outpaced the expectations of nearly every preseason prognosticator, the Spurs hit January with a winning record that would have put them in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament had the season ended on New Year’s Day.
—Mike Monroe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Three of the lesser performers in a group of seven high-performing stocks in the technology sector—Apple (+33%), Alphabet (+37%) and Amazon (+50%), all of which have partnerships with the sports industry—far outpaced the S&P 500 (+23%).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Alcohol isn’t just losing its sparkle—it’s being outpaced by cultural shifts that prioritize wellness and mindfulness over bottomless mimosas.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
That easily outpaced other media companies, many of which continued to wrestle with the industry shift toward streaming and the decline of traditional linear TV.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
What To Know CDC data indicates that December's increase in outbreaks has outpaced records for the same period since at least 2012.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
The health-care industry’s percentage of the economy has grown, and health-care companies’ revenue growth has outpaced that of the broad market over the past five years, up nearly 61% versus revenue growth of just over 38% for the S & P 500 overall during the same period.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpaced
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In the first quarter of 2024, the United States narrowly overtook China as South Korea’s largest export market in 2024, in part a result of the Yoon administration’s encouragement of South Korean firms to move their operations out of China.Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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If a wildfire overtook the lab, or Russia launched an attack on New Mexico, which represents the nexus of America’s nuclear-weapons complex, there would not be much for a lab technician to do.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Nordstrom did report a third-quarter drop in net earnings, but there were increases in operating profits and sales revenues that surpassed Wall Street expectations.David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mega Millions has hit and surpassed the $1 billion mark six times in the game's history, according to Mega Millions.Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
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Those lane changes and other turns all felt slightly weird not because of how the car drove but because of the absence of clicking-turn-signal sounds inside it.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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After he was shot, the victim called 911 and drove to the Texaco station to wait on first responders to arrive, police said in a statement.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Outpaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpaced. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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