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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
outrival .
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Examples
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He studied theology at Wittenberg (known to us all through Hamlet and Luther) and also at Cracow, outrivalling all competitors and gaining the title of Doctor of Theology.
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On the assembling of its component gems Bohmer had laboured for five years and travelled all over Europe, with the result that he had achieved not so much a necklace as a blazing scarf of diamonds of a splendour outrivalling any jewel that the world had ever seen.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series Rafael Sabatini 1912
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A striking picture, indeed, they presented, there in the still night air, thousands of heaven-lights gleaming from the dark blue vault above, outrivalling the flicker of those simple earth-flames on their lined and sun-burnt faces.
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886
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So he did the next best thing, and banished the court from the empress, who was not likely to put up with the inconveniences of Valladolid for the sake of outrivalling the duke.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1600-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Walloon and Flemish nobles, outrivalling even the self-confidence of their companions in arms, taunted them with their slowness.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Walloon and Flemish nobles, outrivalling even the self-confidence of their companions in arms, taunted them with their slowness.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590b John Lothrop Motley 1845
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So he did the next best thing, and banished the court from the empress, who was not likely to put up with the inconveniences of Valladolid for the sake of outrivalling the duke.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1607a John Lothrop Motley 1845
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So he did the next best thing, and banished the court from the empress, who was not likely to put up with the inconveniences of Valladolid for the sake of outrivalling the duke.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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So he did the next best thing, and banished the court from the empress, who was not likely to put up with the inconveniences of Valladolid for the sake of outrivalling the duke.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Walloon and Flemish nobles, outrivalling even the self-confidence of their companions in arms, taunted them with their slowness.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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