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
While some negative comments surfaced online, Gijon says the support far outweighed the criticism.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The court had ruled that the freedom of speech ensured by the First Amendment outweighed the threat of violence against Fricke and his date.
—USA Today, 13 May 2026
Now, as the project winds down amid mounting costs and criticism, Republicans are debating whether it should be remembered as a successful proof of concept or an expensive political stunt whose symbolism ultimately outweighed its results.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Her pride has never outweighed her passion for putting on a show and setting herself up for success.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Any pain will have been outweighed by delight given what this moment will have meant to the 23-year-old.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
In contrast, fashion boots continued to decline despite growth in the high-shaft segment, as soft unit demand across ankle and mid-shaft styles outweighed meaningful average selling price increases.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
By declaring his intent before hearing the evidence, Scott showed his fidelity to Trump outweighed his fidelity to the Constitution.
—Jim Paladino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
But the safety agency said the devices were important for patient care and that their benefits outweighed the risks of infection transmission.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The court had ruled that the freedom of speech ensured by the First Amendment outweighed the threat of violence against Fricke and his date.
—USA Today, 13 May 2026
Now, as the project winds down amid mounting costs and criticism, Republicans are debating whether it should be remembered as a successful proof of concept or an expensive political stunt whose symbolism ultimately outweighed its results.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Her pride has never outweighed her passion for putting on a show and setting herself up for success.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Any pain will have been outweighed by delight given what this moment will have meant to the 23-year-old.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
In contrast, fashion boots continued to decline despite growth in the high-shaft segment, as soft unit demand across ankle and mid-shaft styles outweighed meaningful average selling price increases.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
By declaring his intent before hearing the evidence, Scott showed his fidelity to Trump outweighed his fidelity to the Constitution.
—Jim Paladino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
But the safety agency said the devices were important for patient care and that their benefits outweighed the risks of infection transmission.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighed
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Arbeloa played for Madrid when Mourinho was in charge from 2010-2013, a tumultuous time in which Madrid won Spanish league and Copa del Rey titles but was overshadowed by Pep Guardiola’s great Barcelona side.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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So, that big success of Austrian films this year is overshadowed by that.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Maldives National Defence Force The dive far exceeded what was planned for a scientific cruise focused on coral sampling at standard depths, Stella added.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The little rotorcraft far exceeded mission managers' expectations, completing a total of 72 flights over the course of nearly three years.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
17 May 2026
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Since the 2023 rule changes meant to speed up the game on the mound, baseball has unmistakably turned back the clock on the bases.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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He’d been promoted to colonel after the death of Joshua Fry, but that simply meant that all the responsibility for the defeat at Fort Necessity fell on his shoulders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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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.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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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.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2026
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The failure mode that mattered in early 2026 was data exfiltration.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Not by consolidating everything into a single super-platform — that’s a different and usually a more expensive conversation — but by making sure the systems that mattered could exchange information without manual handoffs.—
Dennis Woodside,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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His numbers blew away the competition, though are dwarfed by later generations as league schedules increased.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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From the summit of Monte Gambarogno, the towns hugging the shore of Lake Maggiore appear as tiny specks, dwarfed by the snowcapped southern Alps to the north.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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