outsmart
Example Sentences
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Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
"Much depends on the military command but Mykhailo has a vision of how to outsmart the system."
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
In the group Slack, Claudius became an oddly real presence, a co-worker people collaborated with in small groups, teased and collectively tried to outsmart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
It took 13-year-old Isobel less than five minutes to outsmart Australia's "world-leading" social media ban for children.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
“Samson may be evil,” Jack said, “but he’s still just a horse. The Huntsman will outsmart him...or kill him. Either way it’s not going to take too long. We’ve got to get out of here.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.