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to be greater in importance than
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Recent Examples of outweighs
Patrick O’Rourke, who represented Children’s Hospital Colorado, countered that Eckhart was right in determining the harm to the hospital outweighs the plaintiffs’ loss of care, but made a mistake in concluding the decision to stop the care was likely discrimination.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
This is one of those tools where the risk genuinely outweighs the reward — and there are far better ways to deal with clogged pores.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
And then there are those, many from his hometown, who are mystified that the world doesn’t see his brilliance, that the good far, far outweighs the bad, another Liverpool player underappreciated by England after the likes of John Barnes and Robbie Fowler.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The laws of armed conflict allow attacks on civilian infrastructure only if the military advantage outweighs the civilian harm, legal scholars say.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
The laws of armed conflict allow attacks on civilian infrastructure only if the military advantage outweighs the civilian harm, legal scholars say.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
The resulting management overhead — spending elite engineering time correcting outputs and paying the high token costs of ungrounded prompts — eventually outweighs the initial speed of creation.
—Mohith Shrivastava, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Still, the honor of being called to public service outweighs the risk, Conrad said.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
For him, credibility outweighs expansion.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
This is one of those tools where the risk genuinely outweighs the reward — and there are far better ways to deal with clogged pores.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
And then there are those, many from his hometown, who are mystified that the world doesn’t see his brilliance, that the good far, far outweighs the bad, another Liverpool player underappreciated by England after the likes of John Barnes and Robbie Fowler.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The laws of armed conflict allow attacks on civilian infrastructure only if the military advantage outweighs the civilian harm, legal scholars say.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
The laws of armed conflict allow attacks on civilian infrastructure only if the military advantage outweighs the civilian harm, legal scholars say.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
The resulting management overhead — spending elite engineering time correcting outputs and paying the high token costs of ungrounded prompts — eventually outweighs the initial speed of creation.
—Mohith Shrivastava, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Still, the honor of being called to public service outweighs the risk, Conrad said.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
For him, credibility outweighs expansion.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighs
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People who didn't opt for electronic payment and whose settlement amount exceeds $5 will receive a check in the mail, according to the settlement website.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Authorities have not yet officially disproven, for instance, some link between these three deaths, but any conceivable connection or sense of a coordinated series of assassinations quickly exceeds imaginative powers.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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The bride’s shocking personal revelation triggers her maid of honor and sends the groom into a tailspin, igniting wedding reception chaos that overshadows their characters’ union from the start.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
13 Apr. 2026
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To people who see oil and gas production as a priority that overshadows all others — a group that includes the current occupant of the White House — another argument has held sway.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
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Work-life balance today dominates workplace discourse, and now outranks pay as a top motivator for job seekers, according to Randstad.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Energy means a lot in baseball.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The rooms Every room features floor-to-ceiling windows, and a collection of 30 suites means there is no shortage of room types, from city kings and doubles to skyline corner studio suites and one-bedroom suites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Outweighs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighs. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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