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 the system was complicated and costly, with operation and maintenance expenses outweighing postage revenue by nearly a factor of three.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 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
Think of dark matter as scaffolding for all the luminous, normal stuff out there—with the former outweighing the latter five times over—like a gravitational glue that holds everything else together.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
Preliminary revenues came in at 698 million euros, outweighing LSEG poll estimates.
—Hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Packaging and glass transport alone can account for as much as 74% of a bottle of wine’s total carbon footprint, far outweighing emissions from viticulture or winemaking itself.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
High prices are outweighing other economic concerns, with 71% of those surveyed saying their income just matches or falls short of their monthly expenses.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
The researchers also found that this would be cost-effective, with minimal risks from radiation exposure or biopsies outweighing the potential to save lives.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 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
Think of dark matter as scaffolding for all the luminous, normal stuff out there—with the former outweighing the latter five times over—like a gravitational glue that holds everything else together.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
Preliminary revenues came in at 698 million euros, outweighing LSEG poll estimates.
—Hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Packaging and glass transport alone can account for as much as 74% of a bottle of wine’s total carbon footprint, far outweighing emissions from viticulture or winemaking itself.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
High prices are outweighing other economic concerns, with 71% of those surveyed saying their income just matches or falls short of their monthly expenses.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
The researchers also found that this would be cost-effective, with minimal risks from radiation exposure or biopsies outweighing the potential to save lives.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighing
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The International Commerce Center, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), was also supposed to rise even taller than its 1,588 feet, but laws forbade it from exceeding the height of the surrounding mountains.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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The systems operated successfully in the stratosphere at altitudes exceeding 14 miles (23 kms), where pressure is extremely low and temperatures can drop significantly.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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Her worst outcome is that a valid grievance begins to look like an all-consuming battle, with aggression overshadowing principle and the fight itself becoming the story.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The intent is to help clients stay grounded and prepared as decisions progress, complementing the legal work without overshadowing it.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Outweighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighing. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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