outdo

• This publication was enriched with many valuable pieces on points of philosophy and criticism; some of Schiller's finest essays first appeared here: even without the foreign aids which had been promised him, it already bade fair to outdo, as he had meant it should, every previous work of that description. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Life of Friedrich Schiller, by Thomas Carlyle
• This rivals, if it does not outdo, the linguistic excesses of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of James Fenimore Cooper by Thomas R. Lounsbury
• Legislators from dirty-energy producing states, energy-intensive business lobbies, and conservative think tanks struggle to outdo one another with apocalyptic predictions about the effects of mandatory greenhouse gas emission reductions. —  Grist - the Latest from Grist
• The New York Yankees captain and the New York Mets star will try to outdo each other offensively for their foundations. —  --1010 WINS Newswatch Headlines
• The spotlight is turned onto the fashions worn by the ladies who attend, each trying to outdo each other with their chic clothes and outrageous hats. —  WalesOnline - Home

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