as in overshadowed
to be greater in importance than
in most elections the state of the economy outweighs all other issues
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Recent Examples of outweighed
And if Klopp felt the benefits of turning throw-ins into choreographed events, complete with long build-ups, would be outweighed in Liverpool’s case by a loss of attacking impetus, is there not something to be said for that?
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
This factor outweighed how people felt about COVID-19 in general, their thinking style and even their political beliefs.
—Abraham Rutchick, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Judge Cote ruled that those concerns were outweighed by the public’s right to know.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
At Leyba-Gonzalez's sentencing, Harrison said that her job was to sentence the person in front of her rather than to send a message, and that the mitigating factors in the case outweighed the aggravators.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Oil sales have long provided Gulf states with a geopolitical importance that far outweighed their size.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The bad times always outweighed the good, Ashton said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Despite a few negative comments, Conklin says the support far outweighed the criticism.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Political and economic experts continue to debate whether the benefits from tariffs in the form of revenue and trade leverage are outweighed by the higher prices felt by American households and their broader economic impact.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
This factor outweighed how people felt about COVID-19 in general, their thinking style and even their political beliefs.
—Abraham Rutchick, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Judge Cote ruled that those concerns were outweighed by the public’s right to know.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
At Leyba-Gonzalez's sentencing, Harrison said that her job was to sentence the person in front of her rather than to send a message, and that the mitigating factors in the case outweighed the aggravators.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Oil sales have long provided Gulf states with a geopolitical importance that far outweighed their size.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The bad times always outweighed the good, Ashton said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Despite a few negative comments, Conklin says the support far outweighed the criticism.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Political and economic experts continue to debate whether the benefits from tariffs in the form of revenue and trade leverage are outweighed by the higher prices felt by American households and their broader economic impact.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighed
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The regional bank selloff last week overshadowed earnings reports from many major financial institutions.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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In his review of June Carter Cash’s lengthy career as an artist, comedian, songwriter, actor and mentor to up-and-coming artists, Young acknowledged Johnny Cash’s deep regret that his own stature overshadowed his wife’s.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Collections a year earlier similarly exceeded expectations.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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According to YipitData, Rhode exceeded $10 million in retail sales during its first two days at Sephora.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The intelligence brief was meant to make law enforcement aware of indicators of possible violence at protests and ways to mitigate them in advance.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The movement mirrors a human stretch meant to loosen the upper body.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley outranked Stanford University.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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And once the numbers were crunched, Estonia outranked the rest.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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What mattered to me is what the comet meant in Polynesian mythologies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Triennale presented the work in the historic CRT venue, and that setting mattered.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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Authorities released a photo showing the towering waterfront home dwarfed by flames and clouds of black smoke.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, those cities also dwarfed Milwaukee’s population of 600,000.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Outweighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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