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Recent Examples of outweigh
But over time, his strengths outweigh his weaknesses.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Skeptics, however, say there’s not enough evidence that the benefits outweigh the financial costs and mental distress of follow-up testing that many people go through.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
The disadvantages, however, may outweigh the weed control.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Short-termism has fueled crises like the 2008 financial collapse and scandals at Enron and Boeing, where near-term gain outweighed safety or transparency.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Skeptics, however, say there’s not enough evidence that the benefits outweigh the financial costs and mental distress of follow-up testing that many people go through.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
The disadvantages, however, may outweigh the weed control.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Short-termism has fueled crises like the 2008 financial collapse and scandals at Enron and Boeing, where near-term gain outweighed safety or transparency.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweigh
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In 2023, Luckin’s revenue in China exceeded what Starbucks made there for the first time, bouncing back from an accounting scandal that got Luckin booted from the Nasdaq in 2020.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Despite Israel’s qualitatively effective defenses, an underlying quantitative war attrition was at play that threatened to degrade Israel’s position over time: Iranian stocks of MRBM-class missiles likely exceeded the number of anti-MRBM interceptors possessed by Israel (ie. Arrow-2 and 3).—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The news of the prison attack was quickly overshadowed by an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Qatar later that same day, which caused no casualties, and the announcement of the ceasefire.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The news of the prison attack was quickly overshadowed by an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Qatar later that day, which caused no casualties, and the announcement of the ceasefire.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
Verb
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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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That could mean even greater affordability for smaller businesses adopting AI for their businesses.—
Bernice Ooi,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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That meant buying physical books offered a legal workaround.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 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 8 Jul. 2025.
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