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
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.
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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
Whitman cited statistics showing the health benefits of EPA regulations far outweighing costs.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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
Whitman cited statistics showing the health benefits of EPA regulations far outweighing costs.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighing
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Two Milwaukee Democrats want to install technology in repeat reckless drivers' cars to prevent them from exceeding speed limits, similar to breathalyzer devices for OWI offenders.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The complaint refers to offers exceeding $100,000 related to licensing and promotion of trading cards for Brown, who is a junior.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 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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But emphasizing misleading stats risks overshadowing the need to allocate resources for interventions where numbers are much higher.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Outweighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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