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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
outdo .
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Examples
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Although on technical merits, I'd say "Advent Children" outdoes "Spirits Within" by a mile.
unknown title 2008
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Washington Post music critic Paul Hume wrote in 1974 that Mr. Fodor performed with "immense pizazz, and many phrases are finished with a sweep of the bow that outdoes most of Fodor's forerunners."
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It's all part of the Pacquiao phenomenon, which outdoes Hollywood in the way his story moves from poverty in the Philippines – which he left at 14 to start boxing in the hope he might earn enough money to help his mother and five siblings – to global fame.
Freddie Roach: 'Boxing gets in your blood and you just can't quit' 2011
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The buzz of cicadas outdoes the voices of subdued vendors on a hot August day at Sensoji Temple, one of Tokyo's top tourist attractions.
Disasters, Strong Yen Dissuade Tourists from Visiting Japan 2011
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"Paranormal Activity 2" frightens the "Jackass 3-D" pranksters out of the top spot at the box office and outdoes its predecessor in terms of opening revenue.
Weekend box office: 'Paranormal Activity 2' dominates with $41.5 million Jen Chaney 2010
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In this case, the real dog playing Odie easily outdoes them both, though this his hardly surprising.
Top 10 Worst Live-Action Cartoon Adaptations » Scene-Stealers 2009
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Hope the GOP outdoes itself by choosing Failin Palin as its Prez candidate in 2012
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From its humble beginnings as a coconut plantation to a popular playground for the rich in the 1920s to a Mecca for the elderly in the '80s, the "Sun and Fun Capital" outdoes even the queen of reinvention herself, Madonna.
Jerry Libbin: Miami Beach Has Found Its Niche Jerry Libbin 2011
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Portal 2 Spectacular, with ground-breaking effects, the storytelling developed by Valve outdoes Hollywood.
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From its humble beginnings as a coconut plantation to a popular playground for the rich in the 1920s to a Mecca for the elderly in the '80s, the "Sun and Fun Capital" outdoes even the queen of reinvention herself, Madonna.
Jerry Libbin: Miami Beach Has Found Its Niche Jerry Libbin 2011
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