outrun
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outrunning
Definition of outrun
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Synonyms for outrun
Synonyms
break, exceed, outreach, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep, surpass, transcend
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Examples of outrun in a Sentence
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Her premiership has lasted a total of 1,106 days — enough to outrun just six of the 22 people to have been prime minister since the start of the last century. ___ OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW Leave the lights on, Theresa. — Washington Post, "The queen has seen this before: The UK power handover," 24 July 2019 Late in 11-on-11 work, rookie TE Noah Fant outran rookie LB Justin Hollins down the left sideline to catch a pass from QB Joe Flacco. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Broncos training camp rewind, Day 6: WR Emmanuel Sanders debuts in 7-on-7 drills," 24 July 2019 But like Madonna, Springsteen is telling stories in which people symbolize ideas: the impossibility of outrunning your regrets, for instance, or the cleansing power of hard work. — Mikael Wood, latimes.com, "Review: Bruce Springsteen and Madonna strike a pose, with varied results, on new albums," 13 June 2019 With only one way off the mountain, Reppin grabbed clothes and two bottles of wine, jumped in his car, and headed downhill, barely outrunning the flames. — AZCentral.com, "Amid winding mountain roads, a village pushes back its encroaching fire threat," 23 July 2019 While older aircraft had survived simply by outrunning Soviet defenses, the new B-1 would avoid detection altogether, slipping into enemy territory by flying low to the ground, where radar would have trouble distinguishing it from terrain. — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, "Why the B-1 Bomber Is Such a Badass Plane," 2 July 2019 When a show is adapted from a book or, like Game of Thrones, a series of books, the point at which the adapter outruns the source material is tricky. — Ellen Gray, https://www.inquirer.com, "‘Big Little Lies’ & ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’: Still things to see here?," 4 June 2019 Put simply, Netflix is setting a new pace by outrunning the breakneck burners in almost all categories. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, "Netflix Investors Should Focus on This Alarming Number—Not Subscriber Growth," 18 July 2019 The race to outrun hunger at Harvest Green is slated for Saturday, Sept. 28, but dedicated runners and weekend warriors can get ready now, with early birds catching lower registration fees. — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, "Registration opens for 2019 Harvest Green OutRun Hunger 5K," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outrun.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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