outshine
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If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
In the new normal, black gold may outshine the original.
From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026
Mr. Page and Ms. Faridany outshine most of their younger peers onstage in their fluent and lucid treatment of Shakespeare’s verse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
These quasars can shine so intensely that they outshine their entire host galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
How difficult could it be to outshine, outsmart, and then obliterate her competitors?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Touted as a return to form, this album certainly outshines “Undercover” and “Dirty Work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
No activity outshines the sheer joy of the people-watching.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
In his own vernacular, he "mogs" everyone he meets - he is so at the top of his game that he outshines everyone in his presence.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
The Paris he gives us might as well be cradled in a snow globe, it’s so schematically perfect; similarly, Ms. Kelly’s smile, which outshines the City of Light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
All the fairies gleamed brilliantly, outshining the flowers of the garden like the sun outshines the moon.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Over the course of 2025, demand for second-home mortgages rose 4.1% from the previous year, a jump that outshined a 1% increase in primary-home mortgages.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Across the league, a new wave of quarterbacks outshined the old guard and wound up piloting the best teams in the sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Silver’s surge has even outshined gold, which is also near record highs after rising 70% this year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
Caramelized sweet potatoes, which are both syrupy and nutty in flavor, are practically outshined by the artificial, sugary sweetness of marshmallows.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2023
Perhaps he should do his best in their final trial, and if his best outshined Citra’s, he would accept the scythe ring.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
In a rare show of strength, it outshone the semiconductors, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF dropping almost 2%.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
But one skill of his outshone all the others: He could fire from anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Josh Inglis' direct hit to run out Stokes shifted the momentum, but even that was outshone by the wicketkeeping of Alex Carey.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
But gold has outshone them all; it is outperforming every major stock index from Shanghai to New York.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
I was outshone as usual by her heroism.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Americans are rediscovering hybrid vehicles, which have turned into a bright spot for the U.S. car market — far outshining traditional electric vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
What may be a worry bigger than SpaceX is OpenAI and Anthropic outshining each other.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Politicians’ pets often become viral sensations, sometimes outshining their owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
But the Saudis also are banking on the glamour of athletics outshining concerns about its history of human-rights abuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
All the fairies gleamed brilliantly, outshining the flowers of the garden like the sun outshines the moon.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
