as in outweighing
to be greater in importance than
one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime
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Recent Examples of outranking
Look and style end up outranking the things that truly matter like his heart, values, character and even personal hygiene.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
One hospitality research study found that emotional engagement is one of the top three drivers of guest loyalty in luxury hotels, outranking even location and amenities.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, only 4% of respondents to an Economist-YouGov tracking poll last week ranked crime as the most important issue to them, with inflation and prices (21%), jobs and the economy (14%), and healthcare (11%) all significantly outranking crime.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
One hospitality research study found that emotional engagement is one of the top three drivers of guest loyalty in luxury hotels, outranking even location and amenities.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, only 4% of respondents to an Economist-YouGov tracking poll last week ranked crime as the most important issue to them, with inflation and prices (21%), jobs and the economy (14%), and healthcare (11%) all significantly outranking crime.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outranking
outweighing
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Technology companies led the way higher, outweighing declines in communication services and other sectors.—
Alex Veiga,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the tariffs did not even help the manufacturing firms they were designed to protect, with higher input costs and retaliatory tariffs outweighing the direct benefits of the tariff policy.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Outranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outranking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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