outranked

past tense of outrank
as in outweighed
to be greater in importance than one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime

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Recent Examples of outranked For the first time, Miami has become the second-most expensive metropolitan area in the US, outranked only by San Francisco. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 These clean-home features outranked luxury amenities like pools and home theaters. Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Rafaela is only outranked on the Red Sox roster by right fielder Wilyer Abreu, whose 17 DRS are tied with Dodgers’ Andy Pages for most among all major league outfielders. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026 This access came mostly through Magyar’s wife, Judit Varga, who far outranked him, and who eventually became Orbán’s Minister of Justice. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 They’re outranked by Table Two for the sole reason this artwork is doing its cheeky dupe work from Ginori plates, where Table Two was pursuing totally original designs. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026 But at 50,029 deliveries last month, Leapmotor outranked most of its domestic rivals. Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 Oklahoma had outranked Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee every year until 2013. Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026 Known for affordable prices and impressive performance specs, Genesis has outranked competitors with longer production histories in multiple vehicle segments. Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outranked
outweighed
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  • Over time, that vision eventually outweighed the appeal of holding onto an enviable mortgage rate.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That outweighed an operating loss in its mobile, TV and home appliances division, partly due to higher component costs.
    Kim Tong-Hyung, Fortune, 30 July 2026

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“Outranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outranked. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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