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outstrip

verb
  1. To outrun or leave behind.

    "We quickly outstripped the amateur runners."

  2. To exceed, excel or surpass.

    "This year's production has already outstripped last year's."

Synonymsoverstep, transcend, transgress, overgo, overhaul, overtake

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