outweighs

verb

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 Leaders who decide where human judgment is mandatory provide a signal that responsible progress outweighs speed at any cost. — Ryoji Sekido, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Overall, opposition to data centers outweighs support by 30 points, with polls showing the majority of Republicans oppose the construction of data centers near them. — Riley Callanan, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 In Los Angeles, three weeks of good baseball far outweighs six months of poor performance. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 In some projections, that extra snow outweighs the ice lost to the warming ocean, and the ice sheet actually grows. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Adoption has been slower in industries with smaller, mixed-brand fleets, such as real estate, home services and specialty contracting, where integrating multiple OEM platforms often outweighs near-term gains. — Stacey Moser, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighs
  1. exceeds
  2. overshadows
  3. outranks
  4. means
Verb
  • From scratch thousand island dressing exceeds the seven-day use-by date.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Families spend about 9% to 16% of their median annual income on full-day care for just one child, and in some cases that cost exceeds their annual rent, according to a 2024 Labor Department report.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeds
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  • Mommie Dearest In conversations about Crawford’s legacy, the actor’s complex personal life sometimes overshadows her professional triumphs.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … HOLD YOUR BREATH — Giants' season-opening high comes crashing down as Jaxson Dart's knee injury overshadows Rams' blowout win.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of overshadows
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  • 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
Definition of outranks
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  • Price optimization means choosing prices that advance business goals, such as increasing profits, attracting shoppers or clearing unsold goods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
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