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Recent Examples of outrank
Oklahoma had outranked Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee every year until 2013.
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Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Purely in the postseason alone, the Patriots outrank the Seahawks in yards allowed per game, points allowed per game, EPA per play, EPA per pass and EPA per rush.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
But a recent rankings list from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index shows that the Florida grocery store is getting outranked in customer satisfaction by another grocery chain with a cult following.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 28 Jan. 2026
Even more pathetic was when Maher, who initially had claimed to be a captain, discovered that Yasser’s imaginary rank outranked his own.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Purely in the postseason alone, the Patriots outrank the Seahawks in yards allowed per game, points allowed per game, EPA per play, EPA per pass and EPA per rush.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
But a recent rankings list from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index shows that the Florida grocery store is getting outranked in customer satisfaction by another grocery chain with a cult following.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 28 Jan. 2026
Even more pathetic was when Maher, who initially had claimed to be a captain, discovered that Yasser’s imaginary rank outranked his own.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrank
outweigh
Verb
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The latter provides much of the comic relief as a man whose cultural voice far outweighs his knowledge.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Those gains will outweigh the paper losses, Woods of ExxonMobil told investors and analysts.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrank. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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