outshine
verb
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, especially British -ˈshän \
or outshined;
outshining
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Synonyms
beat, better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outgun, outmatch, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, tower (over), transcend
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No, not even club stalwarts Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini outshine the eminent Portuguese star. — SI.com, "Matthijs de Ligt: Joining Juventus Is the Right Move for the Defender," 27 June 2019 Large companies outshine smaller ones on job security. — Nupur Anand, Quartz India, "Infosys and L&T are the only Indian firms in a new list of 10 best employers in the country," 18 June 2019 On the collaborative front, this xylophonic Anne-Marie joint (off his upcoming debut studio album) may even outshine his earlier earworms with Julia Michaels and Troye Sivan. — Alex Suskind, EW.com, "Friday Pop Shop: The return of Brockhampton, summer Haim, Jack Antonoff, and more songs you’ll Lauv," 2 Aug. 2019 In 1925, Halas signed the one star who outshined Driscoll, adding Red Grange shortly after the final game of his legendary career at Illinois. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 34, Paddy Driscoll," 30 July 2019 To my mind, Davenport’s letters far outshine Kenner’s, primarily in their warmth and the abundance of personalia. — Michael Dirda, National Review, "The Exhilarating Letters of Guy Davenport and Hugh Kenner," 25 July 2019 The planet outshines all of the stars, making it a cinch to locate. — Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, "The Stars This Week: July 21-27," 21 July 2019 In both versions, the other characters grab the spotlight, particularly Timon and Pumbaa (more on this in a bit), and neither Glover nor Broderick can ever outshine them. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "The Lion King remake isn’t a better movie, but it did a few things better than the original.," 17 July 2019 Best Formal Wear: Kiernan Shipka This weekend our girl Kiernan nearly outshone the Roman Coliseum, the ancient but magical location of the Fendi Couture show. — Tatum Dooley, Teen Vogue, "From Kiernan Shipka to Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish, These Are The Best Celebrity Looks You Missed This Weekend," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outshine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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