verb
- past tense of outscoop; to obtain or publish a news story before a rival journalist or news organization
Usage: journalism; informal
Examples
- The local reporter outscooped the major networks by breaking the story first.
- Our team outscooped the competition and got the exclusive interview.
- She outscooped her rivals by investigating the scandal for months.
- The newspaper outscooped all others with the announcement of the merger.
- He was proud that his outlet had outscooped every other media source on that story.