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  • adjective defeated.

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  • verb Past participle of outdo

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Examples

  • Not to be outdone is Valkyrie Saint-Exmin (Sybil Danning), a warrior woman whose main purpose is to wear a bronze bikini and show off cleavage that can almost compete with Nell's.

    Movie Review: Battle Beyond the Stars 2008

  • And before Chiyangwa, a nephew of Mugabe, states that he was 'outdone' by the BBC, let's remember that it was Chiyangwa's wife that volunteered the information, on screen, in person …

    - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community Robb 2010

  • That is how you build good will. initial announcement of artists coming to town from June 17 to 20, they've really kind of outdone themselves.

    .: chromewaves.net v7.5 Frank Yang 2010

  • And before Chiyangwa, a nephew of Mugabe, states that he was 'outdone' by the BBC, let's remember that it was Chiyangwa's wife that volunteered the information, on screen, in person …

    - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community Robb 2010

  • I came to the conclusion the other night, on the way home, that many of these pushy, stressed out, bossy drivers were more afraid of losing face, being 'outdone', than they were of death or of bashing up other people's cars as well as their own.

    Malaysia independent news 2009

  • The ANC has on the other hand said Mkhize and his department had "outdone" themselves in crafting the Budget.

    unknown title 2009

  • The ANC has on the other hand said Mkhize and his department had "outdone" themselves in crafting the Budget.

    unknown title 2009

  • The ANC has on the other hand said Mkhize and his department had "outdone" themselves in crafting the Budget.

    unknown title 2009

  • The ANC has on the other hand said Mkhize and his department had "outdone" themselves in crafting the Budget.

    unknown title 2009

  • The ANC has on the other hand said Mkhize and his department had "outdone" themselves in crafting the Budget.

    unknown title 2009

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