outscore
verb
out·score
ˌau̇t-ˈskȯr 
outscored; outscoring
: to score more points than
The Cats went on to outscore the Chargers 16-10 in the third and 17-12 in the fourth to win by 16.—
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Since losing to Northern Illinois on Sept. 7, the Fighting Irish have outscored their eight opponents by an average of more than 32 points per game.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Penn then outscored Cornell 60-28 the remainder of the game.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
Cal has outscored its opponents 61-8 in the third quarter but is on the short end of a 63-36 disparity in the fourth quarter.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
But New York erased the deficit with a big third quarter, outscoring the Lynx 20-10.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Penn then outscored Cornell 60-28 the remainder of the game.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
Cal has outscored its opponents 61-8 in the third quarter but is on the short end of a 63-36 disparity in the fourth quarter.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
But New York erased the deficit with a big third quarter, outscoring the Lynx 20-10.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Outscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outscore. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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