outdistance
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They earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight.
From Fox News ● Oct. 18, 2021
If it is right, it will increase its workers’ loyalty and outdistance earthbound competitors.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
The father-son rivalry extends to the golf course, where Bryce’s drives often outdistance his father’s but Steve’s precision in the short game usually allows him to prevail in head-to-head competitions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2017
The Quarter Horse is an American breed of horses that excels in sprinting short distances and the name comes from its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2015
Adela was twenty, and so far did she outdistance the world that it seemed certain she would be the most beautiful for many, many years.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
While gold miner stocks have outdistanced gold during the first 50 weeks of the year, they were hit hard when gold hit a rough patch this fall.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
As performances outdistanced the date of composition with each passing year, opera began to resemble an attempt at historical preservation rather than a dynamic art form.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
Mahomes, who also won in 2018, easily outdistanced Jalen Hurts, receiving 48 of 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
Bass, for her part, outdistanced Caruso in the primary in whiter communities like Sherman Oaks and Studio City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
For a time, during the day, Taran believed they had at last outdistanced the Cauldron-Born.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
"We're at 316 at noon, so we are outdistancing anything this particular precinct has ever seen."
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
Minnesota’s All-Pro wide receiver got 35 first-place votes and earned 192 points, outdistancing runner up Patrick Mahomes by a significant margin.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
Those same polls show Larry Elder outdistancing his GOP rivals to replace Newsom by a wide margin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
In his remarks to volunteers, Newsom focused largely on Elder, who since joining the race has emerged as the front-runner in fundraising and polling, outdistancing 23 other Republicans on the ballot.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
In the hysteria that followed over Soviet scientists’ apparent outdistancing their American counterparts, a new group of technical advisors was brought into the White House.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
