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
When Palat first came to New Jersey, his playoff pedigree outweighed his 82-game levels.
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Oil sales have long provided Gulf states with a geopolitical importance that far outweighed their size.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The bad times always outweighed the good, Ashton said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Despite a few negative comments, Conklin says the support far outweighed the criticism.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Few Americans believe the benefits associated with COVID-19 and measles vaccines are outweighed by the risks, according to a new YouGov poll.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Political and economic experts continue to debate whether the benefits from tariffs in the form of revenue and trade leverage are outweighed by the higher prices felt by American households and their broader economic impact.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The result was a concert that delighted and disappointed, soared and sputtered, although — happily — the heady highs outweighed the lamentable lows.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
But similar to the port-less phone idea, the compromises of a transparent phone would have outweighed the benefits.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Oil sales have long provided Gulf states with a geopolitical importance that far outweighed their size.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The bad times always outweighed the good, Ashton said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Despite a few negative comments, Conklin says the support far outweighed the criticism.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Few Americans believe the benefits associated with COVID-19 and measles vaccines are outweighed by the risks, according to a new YouGov poll.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Political and economic experts continue to debate whether the benefits from tariffs in the form of revenue and trade leverage are outweighed by the higher prices felt by American households and their broader economic impact.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The result was a concert that delighted and disappointed, soared and sputtered, although — happily — the heady highs outweighed the lamentable lows.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
But similar to the port-less phone idea, the compromises of a transparent phone would have outweighed the benefits.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighed
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But that announcement was quickly overshadowed by a series of cuts the paper made to senior staff, including the paper’s longtime local opinion columnist.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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His birth overshadowed by his family’s greatest tragedy, Daniel found succor in movies and willed himself into the dreamworld of Hollywood.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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On September 24, Judge Smith permanently enjoined DHS from enforcing broad new immigration compliance conditions on a wide range of preparedness grants, ruling the agency had exceeded its statutory authority and failed to justify departing from longstanding grant practices.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nike shares jumped in after-hours trading Tuesday after the sportswear maker’s quarterly results far exceeded Wall Street expectations, signaling that CEO Elliott Hill’s turnaround strategy is gaining momentum.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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And more people meant more masking tape, more numbers stuck to the chests of anyone who would allow it.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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This, coupled with a professional ban in her home country, meant that a boxing career seemed almost unthinkable for someone like Brækhus, even after becoming European champion and a world silver medalist.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley outranked Stanford University.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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And once the numbers were crunched, Estonia outranked the rest.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
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But none of that mattered when the caps were coming off and Americans were congratulating Europeans.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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And always, the setting mattered.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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However, those cities also dwarfed Milwaukee’s population of 600,000.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Sep. 2025
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The number of people who saw it on Netflix and Peacock has dwarfed the original way it was released.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
21 Sep. 2025
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