overbalances

verb

present tense third-person singular of overbalance
as in outweighs
to be greater in importance than my determination to finish the job overbalanced my exhaustion

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outweighs
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  • 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
  • The risk of redesigning an operating model incorrectly often outweighs the near-term productivity gains.
    — Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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“Overbalances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalances. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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