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outstrip

verb as in surpass

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Her popularity outstrips every other player in the tournament.

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Despite tax and National Insurance receipts increasing, they were outstripped by higher spending on public services, benefits and debt interest, the UK statistics body said.

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Forecasts suggest that by the end of the decade it will outstrip even them, reaching €100 billion a year.

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One of the main reasons is that demand for housing of all kinds, but especially social housing, is vastly outstripping supply.

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Tourism experts have advised Universal that demand for accommodation may outstrip what's available on-site, meaning additional hotels could be built nearby.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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