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
But that point has not been reached and although markets are being led by a small number of stocks, the positive news flow for those companies is outweighing uncertainty for other sectors like consumer stocks.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 June 2026
The market is doing the Fed’s job Kevin Warsh’s argument for an ultimately lower Fed funds rate may rely on the notion that financial conditions are likely to tighten further on the long end of the yield curve—far outweighing any nips to the base rate the central bank can make.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 May 2026
And that and other studies have found quite consistent results about the harms outweighing the benefits for chronic disease.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 23 May 2026
However, Saudi Arabia’s oil revenues are thought to be up by about 10% as a result of higher prices, outweighing the impact of the strait’s closure, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
But the system was complicated and costly, with operation and maintenance expenses outweighing postage revenue by nearly a factor of three.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
In fact, 44% of IT professionals recently reported that the burden of their work is outweighing their ability to be productive, and 60% report feeling at least somewhat burnt out.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The universe is overrun with dark matter, outweighing the ordinary stuff that stars and planets are made of five-to-one.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Some cities are pricier than others potentially outweighing the pros the city has to offer.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 June 2026
The market is doing the Fed’s job Kevin Warsh’s argument for an ultimately lower Fed funds rate may rely on the notion that financial conditions are likely to tighten further on the long end of the yield curve—far outweighing any nips to the base rate the central bank can make.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 May 2026
And that and other studies have found quite consistent results about the harms outweighing the benefits for chronic disease.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 23 May 2026
However, Saudi Arabia’s oil revenues are thought to be up by about 10% as a result of higher prices, outweighing the impact of the strait’s closure, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
But the system was complicated and costly, with operation and maintenance expenses outweighing postage revenue by nearly a factor of three.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
In fact, 44% of IT professionals recently reported that the burden of their work is outweighing their ability to be productive, and 60% report feeling at least somewhat burnt out.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The universe is overrun with dark matter, outweighing the ordinary stuff that stars and planets are made of five-to-one.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Some cities are pricier than others potentially outweighing the pros the city has to offer.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighing
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The drone boat has supposedly survived a range of sea states that included waves exceeding five feet in height.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Kansas City has gotten off to one of its wettest starts on record, with April and May driving the total and far exceeding normal precipitation for those two months.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Olive, black, and burgundy can all work well, provided that no one color is overshadowing another—and that the overall effect is cohesive lengthening instead of disjointed.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
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That put to rest any possible scenario where a president who has built his personal and political persona on seizing the spotlight might cede the stage to avoid overshadowing a national celebration bigger than himself.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Outweighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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