as in exceeding
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 outweighing
For the afternoon shift, players will have to choose between adding Phenomaman or Waterboy (Joel Haver) to the squad, with the former’s crippling depression outweighing his strength and the latter’s inexperience leading to constant missteps.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Financial concerns govern decision-making for 8 in 10 families, a report by education lender Sallie Mae also found — outweighing even academics when deciding between schools.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Risks outweighing safe deflection The researchers caution that any attempt to deflect the asteroid could create unintended hazards.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
The 2025 State of the Industry report by the American Hotel and Lodging Association found that cleanliness continues to rank as a top priority for travelers, often outweighing even price or location in guest satisfaction surveys.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Has one belief been outweighing the others?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The Fed said two additional rate cuts are expected by the end of the year, with concerns over the weakening labor market outweighing fears that inflation could make a come back.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These can tip the scales at many billions of times the sun’s mass, outweighing even entire galaxies.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
Technology companies led the way higher, outweighing declines in communication services and other sectors.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Financial concerns govern decision-making for 8 in 10 families, a report by education lender Sallie Mae also found — outweighing even academics when deciding between schools.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Risks outweighing safe deflection The researchers caution that any attempt to deflect the asteroid could create unintended hazards.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
The 2025 State of the Industry report by the American Hotel and Lodging Association found that cleanliness continues to rank as a top priority for travelers, often outweighing even price or location in guest satisfaction surveys.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Has one belief been outweighing the others?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The Fed said two additional rate cuts are expected by the end of the year, with concerns over the weakening labor market outweighing fears that inflation could make a come back.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These can tip the scales at many billions of times the sun’s mass, outweighing even entire galaxies.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
Technology companies led the way higher, outweighing declines in communication services and other sectors.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighing
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The Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that coastal areas from Hue to Dak Lak may be hit by waves of up to 26 feet and a storm surge of up to 2 feet in addition to high winds, possibly exceeding 84 miles per hour.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In addition to earnings-per-share and revenue in the third quarter exceeding expectations, sales and adjusted operating income in the company's biotechnology and diagnostics segments advanced year over year and beat expectations.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Polacek’s view of the future lies in recalibration, where, in his perspective, artificial intelligence should serve as an unseen vessel that enhances the human experience rather than overshadowing it.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Outweighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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