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Recent Examples of outweigh
His costs outweigh his revenue at this point.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
These benefits are driven in large part by type 2 diabetes outcomes, where cost offsets from fewer hospitalizations and complications outweigh drug costs.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the comments, TikTok users joked about the couple's nightly challenge of carving out personal space while competing with a dog that outweighs many adults.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But the pros of living here far outweigh the cons.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
These benefits are driven in large part by type 2 diabetes outcomes, where cost offsets from fewer hospitalizations and complications outweigh drug costs.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the comments, TikTok users joked about the couple's nightly challenge of carving out personal space while competing with a dog that outweighs many adults.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But the pros of living here far outweigh the cons.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweigh
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In 2024, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 860,000 reports of scams, with potential losses exceeding $16 billion.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tax break phases out for individuals with earnings exceeding $75,000 and for married couples with earnings above $150,000.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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First monthly job losses in five years With the monthly revisions, standard operating procedure by the way, July’s paltry number of 22,000 jobs created was overshadowed by June’s new status as the first month since December 2020 showing a loss.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Compelling as that is, the mystery of Roman's whereabouts is nearly overshadowed by the arrival of a serial killer that's equal parts Jigsaw and the Riddler.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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Don’t overweigh anecdotal evidence, Yang advises.—
Lila Thulin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 May 2022
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Most media polls overweigh Democrats.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2021
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Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This is what 93% containment means The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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What’s worse, policy is still overbalanced toward power.—
David Roberts,
Vox,
18 June 2019
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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
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweigh. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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