Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To surpass (an opponent) in the number of points scored, as in a game.
- transitive verb To defeat (an opponent) by focusing on offense.
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- verb To
score more than
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb score more points than one's opponents
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Examples
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More than 30 years of study show that children raised in growth-mindset homes consistently outscore their fixed-mindset peers in academic achievement.
John Medina, Ph.D.: Why You Shouldn't Praise Your Child's Intelligence (VIDEO) Ph.D. John Medina 2010
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At Williamsburg Collegiate, whose middle school students annually outscore the district and city averages on state tests, Jason Skeeter stood before his math students the other day as tightly coiled as a drill sergeant.
Steve Nelson: Waiting For Superman? Don't Hold Your Breath Steve Nelson 2010
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Students in well-funded American schools from high-income families outscore nearly all other countries on standardized tests, yet our aggregate scores are low.
Kenzo Shibata: Education Reform: Where's the Debate? Kenzo Shibata 2012
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More than 30 years of study show that children raised in growth-mindset homes consistently outscore their fixed-mindset peers in academic achievement.
John Medina, Ph.D.: Why You Shouldn't Praise Your Child's Intelligence (VIDEO) Ph.D. John Medina 2010
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Students in well-funded American schools from high-income families outscore nearly all other countries on standardized tests, yet our aggregate scores are low.
Kenzo Shibata: Education Reform: Where's the Debate? Kenzo Shibata 2012
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Students in well-funded American schools from high-income families outscore nearly all other countries on standardized tests, yet our aggregate scores are low.
Kenzo Shibata: Education Reform: Where's the Debate? Kenzo Shibata 2012
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I could care less what his passer rating is as long as the Redskins can manage to outscore their opponents.
By any means necessary - Redskins 17 Bears 14 Box Seats blogger 2010
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We all wondered what happened at halftime three weeks ago when the Hokies trailed East Carolina, 24-21, only to outscore the Pirates by 25 in the second half en route to a 49-27 victory.
Did Andre Smith save the Hokies' season? Mark Giannotto 2010
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Students in well-funded American schools from high-income families outscore nearly all other countries on standardized tests, yet our aggregate scores are low.
Kenzo Shibata: Education Reform: Where's the Debate? Kenzo Shibata 2012
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More than 30 years of study show that children raised in growth-mindset homes consistently outscore their fixed-mindset peers in academic achievement.
John Medina, Ph.D.: Why You Shouldn't Praise Your Child's Intelligence (VIDEO) Ph.D. John Medina 2010
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