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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrace.

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Examples

  • Hunter outraces his icy step-cousin Miranda in order to save his fortune.

    Boom! Studios Sneak Peek for the Week of December 09, 2009 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • Timing routes and go routes, where Mr. Brown outraces corners, are his specialty, but he's shown he can fake out corners too, breaking back on hook routes.

    Diminutive Rookie Chases NFL Dream 2010

  • My seven year old outraces everyone to the phone (even the teenage sister).

    Sound Politics: Those Darn Calls 2006

  • "Your eye is drawn to the fastest moving object in your field of vision," says Ash. "When the barrel outraces the target, your eye goes to the gun, your swing stops, and the bird gets away."

    Your Shooting Problems, Solved 2004

  • San Antonio's Tony Parker outraces the Lakers 'Gary Payton, left, to a loose ball during the Spurs' Game 2 win.

    USATODAY.com - Parker, Spurs too much for Lakers, hold 2-0 series edge 2004

  • Often he arranges a surprise visit to some lower-level office or laboratory or factory — although, given the security preparations necessary, word of his visits outraces his arrival.

    Tales of the Tyrant 2002

  • Often he arranges a surprise visit to some lower-level office or laboratory or factory — although, given the security preparations necessary, word of his visits outraces his arrival.

    Tales of the Tyrant 2002

  • When a tsunami is visited upon the jungle, Monkey Truck is the animals' only hope: he roars around the jungle with his chameleon friend saved from squashing by a careless elephant, piling animals high on his back -- hippos, bats, anteaters, wild pigs -- and then he outraces the tsunami's front and gets all his friends to the top of a hill.

    Boing Boing Cory Doctorow 2011

  • There are cancer risks that come from too much hormone dosing and skeletal problems that occur when bone growth outraces the calendar.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • Girls lacrosse highlight video: Agawam outraces Minnechaug, 12-11

    Reader - MassLive.com 2010

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