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outshine

[out-shahyn] / ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /


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Even typical supernovae can outshine entire galaxies for a time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

It felt as if the smaller Anthropic was on the ascent, threatening to outshine OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

"I'm not shying away from that. However, I would say that the love actually does outshine the hate."

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

The study found that Grokipedia articles often "contain exactly identical copies of text" from Wikipedia, a site it has intended to outshine.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

For as far as I can see, the ocean lights up, like it’s trying to outshine the starry night above.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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