outfox

verb

out·​fox ˌau̇t-ˈfäks How to pronounce outfox (audio)
outfoxed; outfoxing; outfoxes

Examples of outfox in a Sentence

the prisoners outfoxed the guards by tunneling beneath the prison walls
Recent Examples on the Web Their groundbreaking tactics enabled CIA officers to outfox the KGB in Moscow. Dawn Klavon, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024 China has also added more road- and rail-mobile missile launchers to try to outfox American satellites and other detection technology. Chris Buckley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024 Can’t outfox the foxes Parrots and corvids have reputations as the brainiacs of the bird world. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023 But Reece outfoxed her colleagues, demanding a county sitting on a $61 million budget surplus at the time to follow through on giving the full property tax rollback. Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2023 Even out of office, Karzai seems able to outfox the White House: witness his reported role in paving the way for the humiliating denouement of the U.S. war effort by negotiating with regional strongmen and Pakistani officials (or their proxies) to smooth the Taliban takeover. Sarah Chayes, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2021 The crucial question is whether AI detection will be able to outfox the AI that creates fake reviews. Annie Probert, NBC News, 22 July 2023 More than any other rivals in the brutal streaming wars, the two giants maneuver constantly to outfox one another. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 July 2023 China has repeatedly outfoxed and outmaneuvered India. Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outfox was in 1872

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“Outfox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outfox. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

outfox

verb
out·​fox (ˈ)au̇t-ˈfäks How to pronounce outfox (audio)
: outwit
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