outmaneuver
Example Sentences
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For three decades, the meta-horror franchise “Scream” has outmaneuvered its fandom with so many convoluted murder motives that the only shocker left would be a straightforward, sincere slasher.
From Los Angeles Times
Lennon and Mr. McCartney tried to counter, but were outmaneuvered.
It was intended to be lean and agile, essential attributes for outmaneuvering nuclear proliferators and other illicit weapons traffickers.
Iranian negotiators for years have used pressure tactics and last-minute changes of venue and topic to try to outmaneuver their counterparts.
Bowman, who projects a Midwesterner’s approachability—instructing people she meets to call her “Miki”—outmaneuvered skeptics including Fed Chair Jerome Powell last year to secure the vice chair position.
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