outrival
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But it's strange to see him come back so abundant, so eloquent, so cut up, as it were, into hundreds of little devils all trying to outrival each other .
From Time Magazine Archive
In death as in life he still remains a man of mystery, with a fortune that would outrival the wildest dreams of a fairy prince.
From Time Magazine Archive
If it could be carried and launched by rapid aircraft, its value would be enormously increased, and the torpedo-carrying aeroplane or seaplane would outrival the submarine as a weapon of offence against enemy shipping.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
Gertrude felt that the perpetuity and usefulness of such a fund or monument dedicated to her father would outrival the pyramids.
From The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Bolton, Charles E. (Charles Edward)
The old gentleman before the blaze began to outrival the kettle in steaming; from his coat-tails a thin veil of mist ascended, his face beaming through the vapor with benign felicity.
From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison
