as in to outweigh
to be greater in importance than one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime

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Recent Examples of outrank According to a filing Wednesday morning, the Department of Justice argued that that the United States judicial system did not outrank the president. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 While outranking all other military personnel, the chairman possesses no command authority. Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025 In a recent Bain survey, 44% of executives identified the lack of in-house expertise or resources as their top obstacle to moving fast with generative AI—outranking data security and readiness. Sarah Elk, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 But for a commanding officer to encourage any two members of his command to hook up — never mind that SFC Kohl outranks Private Frasconi by several grades — seems wrong, right? Chris Klimek, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outrank
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  • Over time, your investment holdings — part of your net worth — should greatly outweigh your salary and other annual income.
    Russ Wiles, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • In high-performing teams, collaboration and a shared purpose consistently outweigh individual differences, according to Muzellec.
    Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrank. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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