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Definition of Outrivaling
1. outrival [v] - See also: outrival
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outrivaling
Literary usage of Outrivaling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philosophy of History by Augustus Schade, Rudolf Rocholl (1899)
"America outrivaling: Europe in leading: the march of civilisation. ... The idea
that North-America is emulating, yea, outrivaling Europe's leadership in the ..."
2. The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor by Oscar Douglas Skelton (1921)
"The railway had come and was outrivaling the canal. If Canadian ports and channels
were even to hold their own, they must take heed of the enterprise of all ..."
3. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"The "Walloon and Flemish nobles, outrivaling even the self-confidence of their
companions in arms, taunted them with their slowness. ..."
4. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1901)
"... came to help our fathers win their independence, scattered by many influences
through every class of society with a speed outrivaling even the mobility ..."
5. The Advocate of Peace by American Peace Society (1904)
"It has seemed to me as if God were saying to the nations of the earth, ever
putting their trust in mightier armaments and outrivaling each other in the ..."
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