outcompete
verb
out·com·pete
ˌau̇t-kəm-ˈpēt 
outcompeted; outcompeting
: to defeat, outdo, or displace by competing more effectively or aggressively
rival teams trying to outcompete one another
… one popular theory holds that dinosaurs outcompeted rival groups in their rise to world domination.—
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Modern humans could have outcompeted them for resources, for one.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
These territorial fish have done an excellent job adapting to new water bodies and outcompeting existing species.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 22 May 2024
Big-box boom Big-box discount stores like Kmart, Walmart and Target began outcompeting shopping centers in the 1980s because of their low prices and convenience.
—Johnathan Williams, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
With a similar diet to D. avus, dogs may have helped speed the foxes’ extinction by outcompeting them.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2008, Mills, the UC Davis professor, was an author on a study that sequenced the genome of B. infantis and that showed that as soon as babies start to be weaned and introduced to foods, which may include plant fibers, B. infantis is outcompeted by other bacteria.
—Deborah Balthazar, STAT, 29 Mar. 2024
The species, if gone unchecked, can outcompete wildflowers for water resources, soil space and sun, according to Betsy Knaak, the association’s executive director.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
The unsuspecting vireo will then raise the cowbird chicks, which grow faster than its own and outcompete the vireo nestlings for food.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Their larger size, more generalist nature and faster reproduction rate have primed them to outcompete spotted owls.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
These territorial fish have done an excellent job adapting to new water bodies and outcompeting existing species.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 22 May 2024
Big-box boom Big-box discount stores like Kmart, Walmart and Target began outcompeting shopping centers in the 1980s because of their low prices and convenience.
—Johnathan Williams, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
With a similar diet to D. avus, dogs may have helped speed the foxes’ extinction by outcompeting them.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2008, Mills, the UC Davis professor, was an author on a study that sequenced the genome of B. infantis and that showed that as soon as babies start to be weaned and introduced to foods, which may include plant fibers, B. infantis is outcompeted by other bacteria.
—Deborah Balthazar, STAT, 29 Mar. 2024
The species, if gone unchecked, can outcompete wildflowers for water resources, soil space and sun, according to Betsy Knaak, the association’s executive director.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
The unsuspecting vireo will then raise the cowbird chicks, which grow faster than its own and outcompete the vireo nestlings for food.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Their larger size, more generalist nature and faster reproduction rate have primed them to outcompete spotted owls.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcompete. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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