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Recent Examples of outweigh
There were speakers who voiced LGBTQ+ support and those who spoke in favor of Fisher and Awake, though the former outweighed the latter.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Spring break season is fraught in some parts of Florida, where the raucous behavior of certain visitors can outweigh their economic benefit.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Members of the party insist that short-term pain will be outweighed by the long-term benefits of the move, which Trump says is meant to usher in a new era of American prosperity.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Spring break season is fraught in some parts of Florida, where the raucous behavior of certain visitors can outweigh their economic benefit.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Members of the party insist that short-term pain will be outweighed by the long-term benefits of the move, which Trump says is meant to usher in a new era of American prosperity.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweigh
Verb
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President Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, because their production cost exceeds their value.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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For example bitcoin, after exceeding $100,000 toward the end of the 2024, returned to prices of approximately $70,000 before rapidly recovering to nearly $100,000 in May 2025.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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It’s based on writer-director-star Alan Alda’s 1981 film of the same name—an urbane box-office hit that has since been overshadowed by quintessentially ’80s rom-coms like When Harry Met Sally.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
1 May 2025
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In each campaign, he’s been overshadowed by two other wingers.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
1 May 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
Verb
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This means every resume review or coaching session reduces the amount of time available with the coaches.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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This means that what’s going into your hair isn’t just ‘filling’ your hair, but treating it with natural ingredients.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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 7 May. 2025.
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