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outdistancing

/ˌaʊt dɪˈstænsɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.

Examples :

"The runner outdistanced the other competitors, winning the race by a significant margin. "
sport race achievement action

Related Words

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runner noun

/ˈɹʌnə/ /ˈɹʌnɚ/

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

"I just got back from my morning run."

Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

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faster adjective

/ˈfɑːstə/ /ˈfæstɚ/

Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

"That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"

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outdistanced verb

/ˌaʊt dɪˈstænst/ /ˌaʊt dɪˈstɑːnst/

To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.

"In the school race, Sarah outdistanced all the other runners, finishing several seconds ahead. "

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competitors noun

/kəmˈpɛtɪtərz/ /kɒmˈpɛtɪtərz/

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

"Our team worked hard to defeat our competitors in the soccer tournament. "

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winning verb

/ˈwɪnɪŋ/

To conquer, defeat.

"The football team won the championship game, winning their rivals. "

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finish noun

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

An end; the end of anything.

"The finish of the school year was a relief for all the students. "

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further verb

/fɜː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/

To help forward; to assist.

"The teacher furthered the students' understanding of fractions by providing extra examples. "

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other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

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margin noun

/ˈmɑːdʒɪn/ /ˈmɑːɹdʒ(ə)n/

The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

"The student carefully wrote notes in the margin of their textbook. "

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large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "

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another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"