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  • 41outdo — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. excel, exceed, surpass, outstrip, beat. See superiority. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. surpass, excel, overdo, beat; see defeat 1 , exceed . See Synonym Study at excel . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …

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  • 42outrun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overtake, outdistance, outstrip. See superiority. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. beat, win, forge ahead; see defeat 1 , exceed . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be greater or better than: best, better1 …

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  • 43surpass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. exceed, excel, overtop, outshine, outdo, outclass, eclipse, outstrip. See superiority, repute. Ant., fall behind. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. excel, outdo, transcend, improve upon, go beyond, better;… …

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  • 44transcend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exceed, overpass, surpass, excel, outstrip, outdo. See superiority, overrunning. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rise above, transform, excel; see exceed . See Synonym Study at excel . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 45Superiority — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Supremacy. < N PARAG:Superiority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 superiority superiority majority Sgm: N 1 greatness greatness &c. 31 Sgm: N 1 advantage advantage Sgm: N 1 pull pull Sgm: N 1 preponderance …

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  • 46Precession — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Going before. < N PARAG:Precession >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 precession precession leading heading Sgm: N 1 precedence precedence &c. 62 Sgm: N 1 priority priority &c. 116 Sgm: N 1 the lead …

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  • 47Transcursion — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion beyond. < N PARAG:Transcursion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 transcursion| transcursion| transiliency transgression Sgm: N 1 trespass trespass Sgm: N 1 encroachment encroachment infringement Sgm: N 1 extravagation|… …

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  • 48outdistance — [[t]a͟ʊtdɪ̱stəns[/t]] outdistances, outdistancing, outdistanced 1) VERB If you outdistance someone, you are a lot better and more successful than they are at a particular activity over a period of time. [V n] It didn t matter that Ingrid had… …

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  • 49overtake — verb 1) a green car overtook the taxi Syn: pass, go past/by, get/pull ahead of, leave behind, outdistance, outstrip 2) tourism overtook lumber as the main revenue source Syn: outstrip, surpass, overshadow, eclipse …

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  • 50out|strip — «owt STRIHP», transitive verb, stripped, strip|ping. 1. to go faster than; leave behind in a race: »A horse can outstrip a man. 2. Figurative. to do better than; excel: »He can outstrip most boys in both sports and studies …

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