outracing

verb

Definition of outracingnext
present participle of outrace
as in outrunning

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  1. outrunning
  2. outpacing
  3. exceeding
  4. outstripping
Verb
  • Meantime, government spending is out of control, with expenditures outrunning the tax receipts by just under $2 trillion.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • For one, by inserting Tillman, and shaving off some minutes for Porziņģis, Horford, and even Jayson Tatum, the Celtics should - theoretically - enter the postseason with far more energy, and fresh legs, providing them with an ample chance of simply outrunning their opposition.
    Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of outrunning
Verb
  • Year to date, the stock is still up nearly 33%, outpacing the S & P 500′s 26% gain.
    Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In other economic news last week, November retail sales came in mixed, with the headline number outpacing expectations.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of outpacing
Verb
  • Crocs business continues to demonstrate strong overall performance, with a Q3 operating margin exceeding 25%, an impressive metric for a footwear company.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Enterprises in stages three and four, on the other hand, had financial performance well above industry average — exceeding 10 percentage points.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of exceeding
Verb
  • But now, the digital world shifts at a much faster pace—outstripping the thought capacity of our physiological systems.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In addition, technology sector earnings will likely grow at almost double the pace of the S&P 500 this year and are forecast to rise by about 20%, outstripping the S&P 500 again next year.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of outstripping
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