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Definition of "outmaneuvered" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver. (verb)
  • Overcome by the maneuvering of others. (adjective)

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Use "outmaneuvered" in a sentence
  • "A typical write-up of last August's vote in the New York Times, for example, focused on the way the president had "outmaneuvered" the Democrats."
  • "The Treasury's compensation "special master" denied an accusation by Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, that the Obama administration was "outmaneuvered" by AIG."
  • "Not to mention the fact that Clinton "outmaneuvered" Newt Gingrich after Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years."
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