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Recent Examples of outweigh
There were speakers who voiced LGBTQ+ support and those who spoke in favor of Fisher and Awake, though the former outweighed the latter.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Spring break season is fraught in some parts of Florida, where the raucous behavior of certain visitors can outweigh their economic benefit.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Members of the party insist that short-term pain will be outweighed by the long-term benefits of the move, which Trump says is meant to usher in a new era of American prosperity.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Spring break season is fraught in some parts of Florida, where the raucous behavior of certain visitors can outweigh their economic benefit.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Members of the party insist that short-term pain will be outweighed by the long-term benefits of the move, which Trump says is meant to usher in a new era of American prosperity.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweigh
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According to Garber, the Trump administration violated Harvard’s First Amendment rights with its demands and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Today, a total of five firms hold significant shares in the defense market, each with annual revenue that exceeds $10 billion.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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At times Francis’s climate work was undoubtedly overshadowed by a slew of controversies that have plagued the church in recent decades.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Oklahoma City bombing would soon be overshadowed by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which had followed the massacre at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, in April 1999, the first major mass shooting at a school.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Don’t overweigh anecdotal evidence, Yang advises.—
Lila Thulin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 May 2022
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Most media polls overweigh Democrats.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2021
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This means every resume review or coaching session reduces the amount of time available with the coaches.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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This means that what’s going into your hair isn’t just ‘filling’ your hair, but treating it with natural ingredients.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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What’s worse, policy is still overbalanced toward power.—
David Roberts,
Vox,
18 June 2019
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Valcuha and the orchestra brought vibrancy and color to the huge first movement, which can threaten to overbalance the rest of the score if it’s not kept at least somewhat in check.—
Joshua Kosman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 May 2018
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweigh. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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