outweighs

present tense third-person singular of outweigh
as in exceeds
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 outweighs Some users return to smartphones when the inconvenience outweighs the benefits. Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 The Guardian has explored the practical compromises of living with a dumbphone, and some users return to smartphones when the inconvenience outweighs the benefits. Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 The forests also drive tourism, which some researchers argue outweighs their value as lumber. Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 But the positive effect of it way, way outweighs any negatives. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 And is a 165-pound back your best north-south option on a gotta-have-it conversion when Micah Welch, who outweighs Taylor by 50 pounds, could hammer it home? Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026 While organizations want access to increasingly powerful AI capabilities, many are reaching the inevitable conclusion that having true ownership over their proprietary data far outweighs the benefits of using the newest or largest-hosted model. Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 If either of these factors outweighs the other in your thinking, then that is the home warranty company to choose. Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Once a loss is perceived, loss aversion kicks in—an emotional response in which the pain of loss far outweighs the pleasure of gain. Adrian Gore, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighs
Verb
  • Kansas law requires coverage for non-agricultural businesses once gross annual payroll exceeds $20,000, regardless of how many people that payroll covers.
    Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Adding a thin layer of organic compost can help break down thatch, a spongy layer of dead and living organic matter that exceeds 1/2-inch thick between the green grass and the soil.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • But Bickerstaff's 9-11 postseason record with Detroit overshadows the regular-season success.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The ballroom project, a hulking party venue that overshadows the White House’s main building and its modest neoclassical design, could be another.
    Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The issue is that many leaders operate in environments where urgency consistently outranks reflection.
    Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The durable strategy is to build a body of authoritative, technically sound content that outranks the problem and holds its ground after the news cycle moves on.
    K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 29 July 2026
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  • And that means Republican committee chairmen and leaders control any effort to curtail them — not rank-and-file Democrats.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The revision means there is a one-in-three chance of a downgrade in the next year.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Outweighs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighs. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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