as in outweighing
to be greater in importance than
one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime
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outweighing
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Price, according to the National Confectioners Association, has become the top factor in consumers’ candy purchase decisions, outweighing a buyer’s mood.—
Matt Sedensky,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025 -
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 4 Jul. 2025.
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