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Recent Examples of outrank
Work-life balance today dominates workplace discourse, and now outranks pay as a top motivator for job seekers, according to Randstad.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 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
Per Blank’s statement earlier this week, Ryan would actually outrank the new GM and head coach … and play a big role in selecting them.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Part of the reason Texas State has fallen short of expectations thus far is that Indiana State transfer guard Deja Jones hasn’t acclimated to the tougher midmajor (the Sun Belt outranked the MVC in strength-of-conference metrics last season).
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 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
Per Blank’s statement earlier this week, Ryan would actually outrank the new GM and head coach … and play a big role in selecting them.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Part of the reason Texas State has fallen short of expectations thus far is that Indiana State transfer guard Deja Jones hasn’t acclimated to the tougher midmajor (the Sun Belt outranked the MVC in strength-of-conference metrics last season).
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrank
outweigh
Verb
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But threats from Iran to attack any ships in the region outweigh the promises of support.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The move to declare bankruptcy while assets outweigh liabilities is due to pending court cases that may cost the church millions more to settle.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrank. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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