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.
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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
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
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Introducing a 50-year mortgage could help individuals and families facing higher borrowing and homeownership costs, but experts warn that any benefit could be easily outweighed by dragging on payments for 20 years longer than the standard 30-year term.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Voters’ discontent with the incumbent president clearly outweighed their doubts about the party out of the White House — continuing a pattern that has become consistent (though rarely discussed) in off-year elections.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Outranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outranked. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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