as in outweighing
to be greater in importance than
my determination to finish the job overbalanced my exhaustion
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However, Saudi Arabia’s oil revenues are thought to be up by about 10% as a result of higher prices, outweighing the impact of the strait’s closure, according to Goldman Sachs.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026 -
But the system was complicated and costly, with operation and maintenance expenses outweighing postage revenue by nearly a factor of three.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Overbalancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbalancing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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