outshine 'attract more attention and praise than others' pass 'be superior or better than some standard' outwit 'beat through cleverness and wit' transcend 'be superior or better than some standard' go past 'be superior or better than some standard' beat 'beat through cleverness and wit' outfox 'beat through cleverness and wit' outgo 'be or do something to a greater degree' exceed 'be or do something to a greater degree' outdo 'be or do something to a greater degree' exceed 'be superior or better than some standard' outweigh 'be heavier than' better 'surpass in excellence' surmount 'be or do something to a greater degree' surpass 'be or do something to a greater degree' outsmart 'beat through cleverness and wit' outstrip 'be or do something to a greater degree' overstep 'be superior or better than some standard' outmatch 'be or do something to a greater degree' overreach 'beat through cleverness and wit' top 'be superior or better than some standard' break 'surpass in excellence' outperform 'be or do something to a greater degree' circumvent 'beat through cleverness and wit'
eclipse 'FN: surpass or be greater than.' outshine 'COD: be much better than.' better 'COD: improve on or surpass. ' outstrip 'COD: exceed' surpass 'COD: be greater or better than. ' outdo 'COD: be superior to in action or performance'
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Examples from WordNet
She bettered her own record She exceeded our expectations I beat the traffic She outdoes all other athletes This car outperforms all others in its class This film outshone all the others in quality This exceeds all my expectations She topped her performance of last year break a record her performance surpasses that of any other student I know She outfoxed her competitors
Examples from VerbNet
Her performance exceeded ours in brilliance. Her performance exceeded our expectations.
Examples from SemCor
The opinion continues here that with a 162- game schedule, pitching spread thin through a 10- team league and a most inviting target in Los_Angeles' Wrigley_Field_Jr., Mantle just might break the most glamorous record on the books, Babe_Ruth 's 60 homers of 1927. They were in a fight, outweighed in both numbers and money. But there is reason in_all things, and in_this country the heathenish cult of the motor-car is exceeding all bounds in its demands. Now, apparently happier under new managers, Mays and Mantle, the perfect players, are behaving as though they 're going_to pass those previous peaks. As the historic processes of modernization gradually gain momentum, their cohesion will be threatened by divisive forces, the gaps between rulers and subjects, town and country, will widen; new aspirants for power will emerge whose ambitions far exceed their competence; old rulers may lose their nerve and their sense_of_direction. However, it determined that neither this factor, nor`` the fact that all concerned in high executive posts in both companies acted honorably and fairly, each in the honest conviction that his actions were in the best interests of his own company and without any design to overreach anyone, including du_Pont 's competitors'', 353_U._S._,_at_607, outweighed the Government 's claim for relief. It no_longer mattered that Burton had outsmarted him. To better Ruth 's mark, neither needs a spectacular September flourish. The crowd at the twenty-first annual K._of_C._Games, final indoor meet of the season, got a thrill a_few minutes earlier when a slender, bespectacled woman broke the one week old world_record in the half-mile run. It is greatly to Berman 's credit that he made no attempt to outdo Ray_Bolger. Competitors came to receive higher percentage of General_Motors business in later years, but it is`` likely'' that this trend stemmed`` at_least in part'' from the needs of General_Motors outstripping du_Pont 's capacity. I outweigh you fifty pounds and I 'm fast for a big man''. But the farmers outsmarted Washington by shortening the distance between the rows and pouring on the fertilizer. If an evil which is certain and extensive and immediate may rarely be compensated for by a problematic, speculative, future good, by the same token not every present, certain, and immediate good( or lesser evil) that may have to be done will be outweighed by a problematic, speculative, and future evil. The royalty applies to both principal and interest, but it never exceeds 5 percent. A broader concept of imitation is needed, one which acknowledges that true invention is important, that the artist 's creativity in part transcends the artistic causal_factors out of which it arises. The maximum amount of payments which may be made pursuant to this Act on_account_of sales of newly mined ores or concentrates produced therefrom made during the calendar_year 1962 shall not exceed$ 4500000; the maximum amount of such payments which may be made on_account_of such sales made during the calendar_year 1963 shall not exceed$ 4500000; the maximum amount of such payments which may be made on_account_of such sales made during the calendar_year 1964 shall not exceed$ 4000000; and the maximum amount of such payments which may be made on_account_of such sales made during the calendar_year 1965 shall not exceed$ 3500000. As Charles_Evans_Hughes said,`` Miss_Poitrine 's limitations as an actress are exceeded only by her logic as a litigant''. The growth of business has outdistanced the available supply, and the demand will continue to exceed the supply in the sixties. Square corner- and gate_posts were an open-work pattern of cast-iron foliage; they were topped by steeples complete in every detail: high_pitched roof, pinnacle, and narrow gable. She topped the sextet brilliantly. Upon the expiration of a period deemed adequate for demonstration purposes for each plant, but not to exceed such twelve year period, the Secretary shall proceed as promptly as practicable to dispose of any plants so constructed by sale to the bidder, or as may otherwise be directed by Act of Congress. This is surprising when we consider that over 29 percent of the 11- year old boys in America cannot chin themselves once, and that English school_girls outdo them in almost every test( even dashes and endurance). In child_care, the opposite extreme prevails; procedures change rapidly and parental confidence probably exceeds anything warranted by established psychological theory. During the rest of the summer my scholarly mania for making plaster_casts and spatter prints of Catskill flowers and leaves was surpassed by the constantly renewed impressions of Jessica that my mind served_up to me for contemplation and delight.