outwit

Mosquitoes “are always going to find a way to outwit us; it is amazing how variable they are, and because they’re so adaptable, they are unpredictable,” he said.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Maybe all the answers have already been written, and we’re just characters in a story, trying to outwit fate.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

She favors installing parental controls, even though wily children can outwit them, on grounds that some thwarting is better than none at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

A few months later, she was sent off for Land Girl training, where Ron visited her and sent her coded letters in an attempt to outwit her mother.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024

Wiki said, “Please, stop trying to figure a way to outwit me. You can’t. I know there’s something off about that camera because it’s put together wrong.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

"This is a self-reliant character who outwits those trying to exploit her with silent grit and steely determination. Momin slipped into this feminist folklore with quiet understanding."

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

He shot to fame in a popular television series, "Servant of the People", in which he played an honest school teacher who is elected president and outwits crooked lawmakers and shadowy businessmen.

From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2022

Like “Figaro,” “La Scuola” is a lyrical comedy involving jealous lovers of various classes, including a countess who outwits her philandering count.

From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2019

The Doctor outwits enemies and is dedicated to maintaining cosmic equilibrium.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2018

She turned her head to look at Ash and added, “She even outwits the Fairy Queen.”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

For many, today's hardships only serve to highlight the absence of a leader who died a decade ago and is still seen as the wiley strategist who outwitted his American foes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Peter Pomerantsev’s “How to Win an Information War” tells the story of Sefton Delmer, “the propagandist who outwitted Hitler.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Ghost Army outwitted the Germans using inflatable tanks, radio trickery, costumes and impersonations.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

Early cancer vaccine research faltered as cancer outwitted and outlasted patients’ weak immune systems, said Olja Finn, a vaccine researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

He flushed out Hercules Mulligan and ordered him arrested, but Mulligan outwitted Arnold and was released.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

The market they created was basically a bunch of guys trading stuff and trying to make money by outwitting each other in their private marketplace.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

Blackburn were eager not to become a plotline in future 'Welcome to Wrexham' episodes and quickly took control of the game, outwitting their opponents with slick passing and sharp movement to create several chances.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024

Bletchley Park’s most famous feat was outwitting Germany’s Enigma encryption machine, which produced a constantly changing cipher and was widely considered unbreakable.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

Like a great action hero, she endures physical trials while outwitting her adversaries.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022

She was much sweeter when she thought she was outwitting him.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin