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 The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley outranked Stanford University. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 And once the numbers were crunched, Estonia outranked the rest. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outranked
outweighed
Verb
  • For Jakob, excitement soon outweighed a lingering case of imposter syndrome.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Despite those numbers, some residents questioned whether the economic benefits outweighed the potential long-term impacts.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Outranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outranked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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