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
However, galaxies are so large that these black holes occupy only a small part, and they’re outweighed by gas, dust and stars.
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Mary Ogborn,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
However, the positivity has outweighed the hate.
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Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The long and painful rehab would have interfered with his writing; the dread of leaving behind an incomplete manuscript outweighed the benefit of a few extra months.
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Griffin Dunne,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The barbershop where conversation outweighed the haircut.
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Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
More than 83% of parents who responded said risks from social media outweighed benefits, while 90% backed a minimum age of 16 to access social media platforms.
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Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
But Tran’s parents argue his actions posed a risk to the public, including innocent passengers like Harlow, that outweighed any need for an immediate arrest.
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Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
When asked what would happen if funding support for the new positions ended, Smeltzer said part-time agreements were at-will and the positions could be eliminated if costs outweighed the benefits.
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Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Seven seasons and 215 appearances should not be outweighed by his sad decline.
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Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Mary Ogborn,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
However, the positivity has outweighed the hate.
—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The long and painful rehab would have interfered with his writing; the dread of leaving behind an incomplete manuscript outweighed the benefit of a few extra months.
—
Griffin Dunne,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The barbershop where conversation outweighed the haircut.
—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
More than 83% of parents who responded said risks from social media outweighed benefits, while 90% backed a minimum age of 16 to access social media platforms.
—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
But Tran’s parents argue his actions posed a risk to the public, including innocent passengers like Harlow, that outweighed any need for an immediate arrest.
—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
When asked what would happen if funding support for the new positions ended, Smeltzer said part-time agreements were at-will and the positions could be eliminated if costs outweighed the benefits.
—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Seven seasons and 215 appearances should not be outweighed by his sad decline.
—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighed
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That goal has been overshadowed by his suggestions that Washington might seize control of Greenland or that Canada could become America's 51st state.
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With England, Balogun may have been overshadowed by Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and a gifted Three Lions squad that currently has the fourth-best odds, at +700, to win the World Cup, according to DraftKings.
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Between 2022 and 2024, public cash injections exceeded 10%of GDP, according to a study published last year by the Institute of Economics and Peace, an Australian think tank.
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If the cost of tokens has already exceeded the cost of the employees they were meant to replace, when does the comparison start running in the other direction?
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That has meant pursuing environmental certifications, cutting energy use with solar panels, and switching to lighter-weight bottles.
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Defendants have claimed the case is a strategic lawsuit against public participation, also known as a SLAPP suit, which legal experts say are meant to dissuade the public from vocal criticisms.
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This access came mostly through Magyar’s wife, Judit Varga, who far outranked him, and who eventually became Orbán’s Minister of Justice.
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They’re outranked by Table Two for the sole reason this artwork is doing its cheeky dupe work from Ginori plates, where Table Two was pursuing totally original designs.
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The partnership mattered because the team believed in a non-traditional podcast.
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Haaland was asked about the next and final match of the group stage, against France, which no longer mattered much.
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The scale of the AI boom, the report showed, has dwarfed past bubbles, including the spread of railways and the internet.
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But the impact of that seismic shock has dwarfed just how handily Sinner was beating Cerúndolo until his body betrayed him.
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