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outmaneuver

[out-muh-noo-ver] / ˌaʊt məˈnu vər /
VERB
outwit
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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“She understood that our customers care the most about the high-performance parts, and if you’re focused on the bulk of the market, then your competitors can outmaneuver you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

There are no human protagonists needed to outmaneuver a deadly alien foe this time around.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

One by one, they dodge, slip and outmaneuver the music, “Spanish Key” from Miles Davis’s groundbreaking 1970 album “Bitches Brew,” with its rock and funk influences.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

By deploying thousands of autonomous UAVs, USVs, UUVs and UGVs, she suggested, the U.S. military would be able to outwit, outmaneuver, and overpower China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2024

Some people still thought they were smart enough to outmaneuver the Nazis, that they could navigate through the maze and survive the war.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson