Thesaurus results for OUTWEIGHED

outweighed

verb

past tense of outweigh

as in overshadowed

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 outweighed This summer saw any appreciation for the appointment of Andoni Iraola and the arrivals of Ronald Araujo (on loan), Jeremie Jacquet, Victor Munoz and Bradley Barcola far outweighed by criticism of certain holes in the squad. — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Equity markets have also largely shrugged off the potential ramifications of the conflict, with global stocks seeing a broad rally this year as corporate earnings optimism outweighed concerns about the war's implications for the world economy. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 However, what Crane and others saw as bad in the strategic plan outweighed the good for many experts. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026 The Postal Service concluded that the cost to the states is outweighed by the benefits of the changes. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 For some families, the inconvenience of an early dismissal is outweighed by the benefits of keeping children out of hot classrooms. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Taken together, the data reinforced my belief that, for most young people, the benefits of being connected outweighed the risks. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The potential reward of Campusano driving in runs outweighed the potential risk of him having to move to catcher and the Padres having to let a pitcher hit or use a pinch-hitter to hit in Fermin’s spot. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 The Arizona Republican said his respect for Ossoff’s character outweighed their policy disagreements. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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It has surely been overshadowed by this brand new lunar beauty mark.

— Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Burton's historic repeat was overshadowed by teammate Mark Spitz winning a record seven gold medals and the deadly terrorist attack on the athletes' village, which occurred the day after Burton's race.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of overshadowed

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Readers are meant to assume that the author does not think the way the pastor does.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Questions over how reform should go Schwesig and others in the governing parties have cast doubt on aspects of the federal government’s reform agenda, which is meant to bolster a chronically sluggish economy.

— Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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Inflation woes also outranked other fears like interest rate changes (ranked as a top concern by 44% of respondents), market volatility (34%) and the Middle East conflict (32%).

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
According to the Adventure Travel Trade Association, culinary tourism is among the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry outranked only by hiking.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of outranked

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That replaced only a fraction of the missing Gulf supply, but every barrel mattered in a tightening market.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
In the context of Texas, these differences might not have mattered, since the Jews, like other citizens of the fast-growing state, were adept at absorbing immigrants.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattered

Verb

This was not the case for one—an egregious offering that dwarfed all the others, like a cuckoo in a wren’s nest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Pappas, who is giving up his House seat after four terms, raised twice as much money as Sununu and Brown combined and dwarfed his Democratic primary opponents, as well.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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