outdid

verb

Definition of outdidnext
past tense of outdo
as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than two vaccine developers who spent years vigorously trying to outdo one another's research

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  1. surpassed
  2. exceeded
  3. eclipsed
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  • In areas like India and Central Africa, the Android technique actually far surpassed the accuracy of monitoring stations alone.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, 75% of the companies have surpassed analysts’ estimates.
    Brian Evans,Nick Wells, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of surpassed
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  • Fast-forward two decades later, and the FAA has just barely exceeded its yearly goal of hiring 1,800 traffic controllers by 2024.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This development in durability, accuracy, and power of sniper rifles around 2010 surpassed anything used even ten years prior and far exceeded those of World War II sniper rifles.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of exceeded
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  • Helene is only eclipsed – so far – by Katrina (2005, deaths 1,392), Audrey (1957, deaths 416), Camille (1969, deaths 256) and Sandy (2012, deaths 219).
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There are some things that work wonderfully about Folie à Deux’s take on Harley and Joker as a couple, like its many allusions to the way that her star has often eclipsed his in the grand scheme of DC Comics IP.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of eclipsed
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