as in to outweigh
to be greater in importance than one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime

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Recent Examples of outrank For example, California operates the fourth-largest economy in the world, outranking the whole country of Japan. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025 Also, in the findings from the 305 directors surveyed, AI now outranks cybersecurity, supply chains, and even talent competition in terms of business issues. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025 Notably, Porto also continues to outrank Lisbon, often thought of as one of Europe’s prettiest cities. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025 The rising country star recently ripped on Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter, which has been outranking other country artists, and Adcock doesn’t think that’s right, for some reason. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for outrank
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outweigh
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  • However, the adverse effects of alcohol consumption outweigh the potential benefits of resveratrol from red wine.
    Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Put differently, companies feared that the benefits of enhanced tax transparency would be outweighed by the lower realizability of their tax benefits, particularly those that are labeled more uncertain.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrank. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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