outranks

present tense third-person singular of outrank
as in outweighs
to be greater in importance than one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime

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Recent Examples of outranks At this level, trust often outranks talent. Gina Riley, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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outweighs
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  • Still, fear of deportation outweighs the fear of bullets for many.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But in the view of most drone commanders, the value of the program outweighs these risks.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Outranks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outranks. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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