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Recent Examples of outweigh
Each of us has flaws, but more importantly, each of us has much greater potential to do good in life, which outweighs the bad found in each of us.
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Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
This cloudy outlook outweighed Gap’s first-quarter earnings and revenue beat.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 30 May 2025
None of these balance and variety nitpicks are enough to outweigh the simple fun of Desktop Survivors 98, though.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Sure there are occasional bad losses like a late-inning collapse in the rain on May 5 against the San Diego Padres or last Friday’s 3-2 loss to the woeful Colorado Rockies, but for the most part the good outweighs the bad.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
This cloudy outlook outweighed Gap’s first-quarter earnings and revenue beat.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 30 May 2025
None of these balance and variety nitpicks are enough to outweigh the simple fun of Desktop Survivors 98, though.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Sure there are occasional bad losses like a late-inning collapse in the rain on May 5 against the San Diego Padres or last Friday’s 3-2 loss to the woeful Colorado Rockies, but for the most part the good outweighs the bad.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweigh
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Additionally, its cash-to-assets ratio of 26.1% far exceeds the market’s 13.8%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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This breathtaking final had already exceeded five hours.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
8 June 2025
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The battle between Ursa and the alien invader, who has access to more sophisticated weaponry and whose physical mass overshadows her, tests not only physical prowess but her astuteness as well, with a Nordic landscape as backdrop.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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That the numbers are falling again suggests voters remain unconvinced by the administration's course correction—and that concerns over rising prices, trade instability, and mixed signals from the White House continue to overshadow any efforts to reset the economic narrative.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 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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This is what 42% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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But that doesn’t mean Patullo and Co. shouldn’t proactively prepare wrinkles to keep opponents on their toes.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
13 June 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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