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Definition of "outstripped" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of outstrip. (verb)

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Use "outstripped" in a sentence
  • "Surely the truth is that accomplishment has once again outstripped expectations?"
  • "However, average revenue per user declined 5.7pc over the nine months to September 30, accelerating to a 6.7pc drop in the third quarter, as the decline in income from voice calls outstripped gains in data usage."
  • "And in the process of becoming the person that this nationalist movement wanted him to be, he kind of outstripped their expectations and turned into a monster."