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
Despite its aura of success, Abraaj had suffered years of operating losses, and its revenues were outweighed by bloated costs.
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Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Critics have long described the system as a form of institutionalized nepotism, where loyalty to the ruling family often outweighed formal qualifications.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
His ability to play pretend far outweighed my own.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Nearly a quarter of New Orleans residents live in poverty, and the prospect of a substantial windfall for a few hours’ work apparently outweighed any fear of getting into a car that was about to take part in a high-speed accident.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
While 29% agreed that the benefits outweighed the risk, 30% disagreed.
—Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
The potential health benefits of resveratrol in red wine are outweighed by the harmful effects of alcohol on blood pressure.
—Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2026
Gold was headed for a third weekly gain as hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Iran and sustained buying by central banks outweighed persistent risks around inflation.
—Yihui Xie, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Economist-YouGov and AP-NORC polls also found opposition to ground troops outweighed support for the possibility more than four times over.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Critics have long described the system as a form of institutionalized nepotism, where loyalty to the ruling family often outweighed formal qualifications.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
His ability to play pretend far outweighed my own.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Nearly a quarter of New Orleans residents live in poverty, and the prospect of a substantial windfall for a few hours’ work apparently outweighed any fear of getting into a car that was about to take part in a high-speed accident.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
While 29% agreed that the benefits outweighed the risk, 30% disagreed.
—Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
The potential health benefits of resveratrol in red wine are outweighed by the harmful effects of alcohol on blood pressure.
—Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2026
Gold was headed for a third weekly gain as hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Iran and sustained buying by central banks outweighed persistent risks around inflation.
—Yihui Xie, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Economist-YouGov and AP-NORC polls also found opposition to ground troops outweighed support for the possibility more than four times over.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighed
Verb
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Broadcasts and social media erupted in debate over several topics, while controversy overshadowed the event for some this year.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Our fraught national debate over immunization and public health has overshadowed some extremely encouraging advances being made by researchers in the decades-long battle against cancer.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Johnson and Mazzulla both led teams that widely exceeded most preseason expectations.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The ordeal began with a miscalculation in northern Chile, just south of Calama, where energy demands quickly exceeded expectations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Parker Posey isn’t meant to live an uncomfortable life.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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This isn’t meant to create an issue where there isn’t one.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But at 50,029 deliveries last month, Leapmotor outranked most of its domestic rivals.—
Matthew Chin,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Oklahoma had outranked Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee every year until 2013.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoman,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Improving these decisions requires multiple analyses, including reviewing past collections, identifying which attributes mattered, mapping those attributes to sell-through and comparing them to current demand signals.—
Anita Beveridge-Raffo,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The game shouldn’t have mattered.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With tens of millions of dollars already spent on TV ads, Democrats have dwarfed Republicans in fundraising so far.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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All-male alliances like Christian/Devens and Coach’s bro-down have dwarfed the screen time allotted to Kamilla/Dee/Tiffany and Tiffany/Aubry.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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