as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outran
Reuters noted that earlier this month, robots in Beijing outran human runners in a half-marathon race.
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Lightning also outran the previous champion robot, by almost two hours.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
In the 32nd minute, Jónsdóttir once again outran Anderson down the left sideline to create another breakaway.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
But there was time for one final score when Payne outran the Cincinnati defense for a 9-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining to lift TCU to a 31-17 halftime lead.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
He'll be forever known as the boy who outran a bear.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Martinez outran Byrne to the ball, then beat Kahlina with his left foot to the bottom right corner.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Loveland somehow escaped the grasp of two Bengals, and then outran the rest of the defense for a 58-yard touchdown.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Lightning also outran the previous champion robot, by almost two hours.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
In the 32nd minute, Jónsdóttir once again outran Anderson down the left sideline to create another breakaway.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
But there was time for one final score when Payne outran the Cincinnati defense for a 9-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining to lift TCU to a 31-17 halftime lead.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
He'll be forever known as the boy who outran a bear.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Martinez outran Byrne to the ball, then beat Kahlina with his left foot to the bottom right corner.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Loveland somehow escaped the grasp of two Bengals, and then outran the rest of the defense for a 58-yard touchdown.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outran
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All of his last three efforts on Friday exceeded 49 feet.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tracking put the domestic tally at somewhere between $65 and $70 million, and those expectations were far exceeded.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No other state has ever surpassed the $6-a-gallon mark.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The story’s most significant character, save Miranda herself, is Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), who once toiled alongside Emily in the assistant trenches and finally surpassed her.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Outran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outran. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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