as in outweighing
to be greater in importance than
my determination to finish the job overbalanced my exhaustion
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outweighing
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Over the past five years, a series of devastating hurricanes, wildfires and floods have caused insurers in disaster-prone states like Florida and California to either go bust or cut coverage in the most vulnerable areas, in an attempt to avoid climbing costs potentially outweighing profits.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025 -
In fact Galateia finished tied on points with the Farr 100 Leopard 3, whose win in the sixth and final race was not enough to clinch the title, with victory coming down to countback and Galateia’s two race wins outweighing Leopard 3’s single bullet.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Overbalancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalancing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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