Definition of outranknext
as in to outweigh
to be greater in importance than one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime

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Recent Examples of outrank They’re outranked by Table Two for the sole reason this artwork is doing its cheeky dupe work from Ginori plates, where Table Two was pursuing totally original designs. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026 Whether the morning meal outranks lunch and dinner in terms of cognitive benefits is up for debate, but the trio of breakfast, lunch and dinner is now as ubiquitous in American culture as chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Heather Bushman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 But at 50,029 deliveries last month, Leapmotor outranked most of its domestic rivals. Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 Oklahoma had outranked Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee every year until 2013. Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outrank
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outweigh
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  • The Heat believes that added flexibility next summer outweighs the benefit of having more money to spend this summer, though more money this summer might have allowed the Heat to sign Norman Powell to a new contract.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • While declining oil prices could theoretically reduce inflation and put downward pressure on gold prices, other factors realistically outweigh this.
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 29 June 2026

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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrank. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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