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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
outplay .
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Examples
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How the underdog can win: Khabibulin outplays Brodeur, and Fredrik Modin makes a significant contribution to the offense.
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Chicago: Drew Gooden, Luol Deng, Aaron Gray, Derrick Rose, Ben GordonCharlotte: Juwan Howard, Boris Diaw, Emeka Okafor, Raymond Felton, Raja BellSummaryBack to topAugustin outplays Rose, Bobcats beat Bulls in OT
USATODAY.com 2008
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But after he outplays his opponent, the Norwegian switches to a fierce attack.
Lubomir Kavalek: Hikaru Nakamura's Great Chess Triumph Lubomir Kavalek 2011
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"But James is younger, and nobody outplays him over the first 44 minutes."
Kobe, LeBron: 'Who's better?' a tough question to answer 2009
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They can also win if their goaltender outplays his counterpart and if the big Anaheim forwards dump the puck in and hit the Wings 'defensemen at every opportunity.
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As for the second, you cannot dominate your sport if you consistently fail in important situations and your most prominant rival outplays you at every opportunity.
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Sometimes you steal games when a team outplays you for the majority of the game.
Heat Win 12th Straight Game AP 2010
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Surprising series development: Martin Biron actually outplays Marc-Andre Fleury in a couple of games.
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Besides, there's always a chance Dennis Dixon outplays the two-time Super Bowl champion (see: Pipp, Wally).
Mike Tomlin: Ben Roethlisberger's starting job isn't guaranteed 2010
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Sometimes you steal games when a team outplays you for the majority of the game.
Heat Win 12th Straight Game AP 2010
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