outweighs

verb

present tense third-person singular of outweigh
as in exceeds
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 outweighs Sometimes accelerating a saving creates a level of risk that outweighs the immediate benefit. — Simon Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Leaders who decide where human judgment is mandatory provide a signal that responsible progress outweighs speed at any cost. — Ryoji Sekido, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Overall, opposition to data centers outweighs support by 30 points, with polls showing the majority of Republicans oppose the construction of data centers near them. — Riley Callanan, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 In Los Angeles, three weeks of good baseball far outweighs six months of poor performance. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 In some projections, that extra snow outweighs the ice lost to the warming ocean, and the ice sheet actually grows. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Some users return to smartphones when the inconvenience outweighs the benefits. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 The Guardian has explored the practical compromises of living with a dumbphone, and some users return to smartphones when the inconvenience outweighs the benefits. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 The forests also drive tourism, which some researchers argue outweighs their value as lumber. — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighs
  1. exceeds
  2. overshadows
  3. outranks
  4. means
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  • On the mound for Milwaukee was Misiorowski, a beanstalk of a pitcher whose fastball routinely exceeds a hundred and three miles per hour.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The panel exceeds 100% sRGB, as many OLED monitors do, which can occasionally result in an overblown image.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeds
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  • Mommie Dearest In conversations about Crawford’s legacy, the actor’s complex personal life sometimes overshadows her professional triumphs.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … HOLD YOUR BREATH — Giants' season-opening high comes crashing down as Jaxson Dart's knee injury overshadows Rams' blowout win.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of overshadows
Verb
  • The issue is that many leaders operate in environments where urgency consistently outranks reflection.
    — Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The durable strategy is to build a body of authoritative, technically sound content that outranks the problem and holds its ground after the news cycle moves on.
    — K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of outranks
Verb
  • That means another week of relying on players like Andrew Armstrong and Cyrus Allen, with Xavier Worthy the WR1 by default.
    — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • It was born in 1930 and is today the most popular candy bar in the United States, which undoubtedly means the world.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of means

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“Outweighs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighs. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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