as in overshadowed
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 outweighed
The band took nearly any gig it was offered, even when travel costs outweighed the pay.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Cogburn said Loveridge’s right to a fair trial outweighed the media’s First Amendment right to access the footage.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
The initial install was costly; however, the benefits far outweighed the cost.
—Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
And if Klopp felt the benefits of turning throw-ins into choreographed events, complete with long build-ups, would be outweighed in Liverpool’s case by a loss of attacking impetus, is there not something to be said for that?
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
This factor outweighed how people felt about COVID-19 in general, their thinking style and even their political beliefs.
—Abraham Rutchick, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Judge Cote ruled that those concerns were outweighed by the public’s right to know.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
At Leyba-Gonzalez's sentencing, Harrison said that her job was to sentence the person in front of her rather than to send a message, and that the mitigating factors in the case outweighed the aggravators.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Oil sales have long provided Gulf states with a geopolitical importance that far outweighed their size.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
Cogburn said Loveridge’s right to a fair trial outweighed the media’s First Amendment right to access the footage.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
The initial install was costly; however, the benefits far outweighed the cost.
—Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
And if Klopp felt the benefits of turning throw-ins into choreographed events, complete with long build-ups, would be outweighed in Liverpool’s case by a loss of attacking impetus, is there not something to be said for that?
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
This factor outweighed how people felt about COVID-19 in general, their thinking style and even their political beliefs.
—Abraham Rutchick, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Judge Cote ruled that those concerns were outweighed by the public’s right to know.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
At Leyba-Gonzalez's sentencing, Harrison said that her job was to sentence the person in front of her rather than to send a message, and that the mitigating factors in the case outweighed the aggravators.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Oil sales have long provided Gulf states with a geopolitical importance that far outweighed their size.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighed
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On Sunday, Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett put together one of the greatest individual performances in recent memory that was unfortunately overshadowed by his team's lackluster performance on the offensive side of the ball.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Meghan’s been trying to establish herself as a cultural powerhouse, but Victoria’s documentary has completely overshadowed her.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
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Building on that winning foundation, the 458 Speciale, built from 2013 to 2015, exceeded the limits of any other Ferrari V-8 of the period.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Senior design editor Zoë Sessums states that the Woolroom pillow exceeded her expectations, both in the sleep feel and the production process’s transparency.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
28 Oct. 2025
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Heather Demers tried the popular good luck McDonald’s French fries hack—which is meant to improve IVF success rates, though with no scientific backing—and was stunned when over 300 family members, friends and even strangers joined in to show their support.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley outranked Stanford University.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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And once the numbers were crunched, Estonia outranked the rest.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And that's really all that mattered.—
Autumn Barnes,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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The ban underscores just how deeply this tradition mattered—it had become woven into the very fabric of game day in Lubbock.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Authorities released a photo showing the towering waterfront home dwarfed by flames and clouds of black smoke.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, those cities also dwarfed Milwaukee’s population of 600,000.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Sep. 2025
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