outdo
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However, even the Defense Department’s calisthenics-addled secretary has managed to outdo himself.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
They conclude that it signals toughness—and vow to outdo him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Arteta said the two had even taken their competitive spirit to trying to outdo each other in the gym, but were great friends off the pitch.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
“We’re all working towards those goals. ... I very much appreciate our athletes really wanting to outdo themselves, outdo each other but with respect and at the highest level possible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Dr. Knipling has pointed out that effective chemical insect sterilization “might easily outdo some of the best of known insecticides.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Just when you think Timothée Chalamet can't surprise audiences anymore on his absurd "A Complete Unknown" press tour, he outdoes himself.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025
Hi Life opened in 2022 in that former auto shop you pass coming off the ferry, and the small space outdoes itself with an overwhelming menu and a super-happy vibe.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
And the plagiarism that these AI algorithms partake in is so subtle that it outdoes plagiarism in the ordinary sense: it takes other people’s work and synthesizes sources in ways typically untraceable.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2023
The Hollywood Reporter said Chapter 4 "outdoes its formidable predecessors in nearly every respect".
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023
For, as if in voluntary atonement for the sweet crimes of secret verses and flowers--she is certainly incapable of greater guilt--Antonina outdoes all other women in the severe performance of her duty.
From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Felix Dahn
He said at that time that a sandwich intended to compete with Popeye’s was in the works, with “a very large hand-breaded chicken breast” that he suggested outdid rival sandwiches in size.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Adolf Hitler outdid Napoleon as history’s greatest art thief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
This year, Schmitt, a sitting senator, outdid them both.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
Sutton also outdid the BBC readers - using the most popular scoreline from your predictions for each game - who got six correct results, with two exact scores, for a total of 120 points.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
They outdid themselves exclaiming what a sure shot I was.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Not to be outdone, Ohtani led off the fifth inning with a single, but the Dodgers failed to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was outdone just this week when someone paid $50 million for a Gus the T-Rex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Not to be outdone, Claude chatbot and coding assistant maker Anthropic filed its confidential IPO plans with regulators Monday, setting up a likely $70 billion capital raising with a valuation approaching $1 trillion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Littler was not to be outdone, though, and duly nailed a 170 finish of his own as he fought back to force a final-leg decider, following two missed match darts by the three-time world champion.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Not to be outdone, Berkeley unveiled the centerpiece of its surge of spending in 1924.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
But the “Tron: Ares” soundtrack, composed under the moniker of Reznor and Ross’ band, Nine Inch Nails, achieves the unconventional feat of outdoing the movie instead of merely accompanying it.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
But it is new territory for England to arrive with a group capable of matching - or even outdoing - the hosts for velocity.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
That makes India a key market for planemakers, especially Airbus which has bagged the bulk of new orders, outdoing U.S. rival Boeing, and engine manufacturers whose wares will be put to test.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
“It seems like Elon Musk is sort of outdoing himself in a sense that is rather unfortunate,” Reid Ross said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
This was a wickedness far outdoing Snowball’s destruction of the windmill.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
