outrunning

present participle of outrun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outrunning Some of the skills needed to make data center components are even outrunning the trade schools, like the specialized welding skills needed. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 My own read, after two years of watching vendor roadmaps slip and then compress again, is that the hardware is still outrunning the software. — Dax Grant, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The stock jumped another 8% in late July after second-quarter earnings beat estimates, outrunning Salesforce and Workday in the same rally. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 His peers of the mid-19th century were outrunning their critics and the old strictures of colonial imitation. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 The Times reported that Dela Rosa had been in hiding for months but that he was seen publicly on Monday in the Senate building when surveillance cameras captured footage of him outrunning agents seeking to arrest him. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races. — Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 1 May 2026 Cutting off a guy’s finger and stitching a tiny bomb into someone’s chest is essentially the same as remembering how to put together a gun or outrunning a horde of bad guys. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026 Moffa says the first step in navigating grief is to stop outrunning it. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrunning
Verb
  • Europe in particular appears vulnerable to increasing borrowing costs, with inflation in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain all exceeding analysts’ expectations.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That means being aggressive on fourth down, dialing up the best play calls possible and exceeding the intensity BYU is sure to bring.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The total tax credit could rise to 50% or more when combined with state incentives in places like California and New York — easily surpassing the incentives offered by other countries.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Chula Vista reached 99 degrees, surpassing the record of 90 degrees set in 2020.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Outrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrunning. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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