Thesaurus results for OUTWEIGH

outweigh

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈwā

Definition of outweigh

as in to exceed

to be greater in importance than in most elections the state of the economy outweighs all other issues

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Recent Examples of outweigh The Arizona Republican said his respect for Ossoff’s character outweighed their policy disagreements. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Some are so dense that a teaspoonful would outweigh a mountain. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 This generally happens when an insurer thinks the risk outweighs their profit potential, Kochenburger said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 At a meeting in June, an expert panel that advises the FDA on vaccines voted unanimously that the benefits of the vaccine outweighed any risks. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outweigh

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Denker said that 288,000 free tickets were requested through a lottery system — exceeding the 130,000 spectators whom organizers plan to host on each of the event's two days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kalshi's counsel will note the number exceeds the entire US gaming industry's annual revenue, which is presumably the point.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceed

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Switching hardware also means changing the software systems built around Nvidia’s CUDA platform, creating a costly engineering challenge for model developers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Temperatures look to stay below 90 degrees in the Philadelphia region for your Tuesday, meaning our sixth heat wave will likely come to an end.

— Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of mean

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Valcuha and the orchestra brought vibrancy and color to the huge first movement, which can threaten to overbalance the rest of the score if it’s not kept at least somewhat in check.

— Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2018
Unfortunately the piano tended to overbalance the rest of the ensemble, a problem that might have been avoided had there been a lid on the Steinway concert grand.

— John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018

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