Thesaurus results for OUT-WEIGHED

outweighed

verb

past tense of outweigh

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 Equity markets have also largely shrugged off the potential ramifications of the conflict, with global stocks seeing a broad rally this year as corporate earnings optimism outweighed concerns about the war's implications for the world economy. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 However, what Crane and others saw as bad in the strategic plan outweighed the good for many experts. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026 The Postal Service concluded that the cost to the states is outweighed by the benefits of the changes. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 For some families, the inconvenience of an early dismissal is outweighed by the benefits of keeping children out of hot classrooms. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Taken together, the data reinforced my belief that, for most young people, the benefits of being connected outweighed the risks. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The potential reward of Campusano driving in runs outweighed the potential risk of him having to move to catcher and the Padres having to let a pitcher hit or use a pinch-hitter to hit in Fermin’s spot. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 The Arizona Republican said his respect for Ossoff’s character outweighed their policy disagreements. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The following month, an independent data-safety monitoring board concluded that the benefits outweighed the implantation risks and unanimously recommended submitting PRIMA for a CE mark. — New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026

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Rising Secondary Michigan’s secondary was overshadowed a bit by the defensive front in the preseason, but no one should be sleeping on the defensive backs.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Albeit a tasty pastry, the polenta cake was overshadowed by the sherbet, bringing me back for spoon after spoon, each little taste unlocking a new world of tomato flavor.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of overshadowed

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Meanwhile, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reports that, in regions with available data, the median time from an interconnection request to commercial operation exceeded five years for projects built in 2025.

— Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Considering one of Diana’s less famous dresses far exceeded estimates in 2023, selling for $604,800, this dress could hold more value than estimated.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of exceeded

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What once seemed powerfully professional now seemed like something meant for a kid’s my-first-tablet device.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Cleveland also presumed rightly that Kiffin’s professional wandering eye meant the pairing was destined for a bad ending.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of meant

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According to the Adventure Travel Trade Association, culinary tourism is among the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry outranked only by hiking.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
For the first time, Miami has become the second-most expensive metropolitan area in the US, outranked only by San Francisco.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of outranked

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Weiss had not managed since 2016, but his experience mattered to Anthopoulos.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Some of our friends, who’d assumed that abstract art was all that any longer really mattered, were wondering if Jack’s nudes were radical or retro or if retro was the new radical.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattered

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This was not the case for one—an egregious offering that dwarfed all the others, like a cuckoo in a wren’s nest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Pappas, who is giving up his House seat after four terms, raised twice as much money as Sununu and Brown combined and dwarfed his Democratic primary opponents, as well.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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