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Recent Examples of outweigh
Under the Endangered Species Act, the Endangered Species Committee can grant rare exemptions when a federal action is of national or regional significance and the benefits of proceeding clearly outweigh the benefits of alternatives that would conserve the species.
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Dan Peck, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
For young players, the chance to secure life-changing money often outweighs the upside of going year to year in arbitration and hitting free agency at a younger age.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
But the system was complicated and costly, with operation and maintenance expenses outweighing postage revenue by nearly a factor of three.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
But the Middle East that Russia spent two decades inserting itself into is being reshaped by forces Moscow can neither direct nor contain, and the long-term costs may outweigh the dividends.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Dan Peck, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
For young players, the chance to secure life-changing money often outweighs the upside of going year to year in arbitration and hitting free agency at a younger age.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
But the system was complicated and costly, with operation and maintenance expenses outweighing postage revenue by nearly a factor of three.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
But the Middle East that Russia spent two decades inserting itself into is being reshaped by forces Moscow can neither direct nor contain, and the long-term costs may outweigh the dividends.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweigh
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On a night where Clay Holmes was dominant, tossing seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts, Roupp exceeded his minuscule margin of error.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Fort Collins, there was a record-high temperature that exceeded the record-high April temperature as well.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The intent is to help clients stay grounded and prepared as decisions progress, complementing the legal work without overshadowing it.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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But it is also engaged in its most severe fighting in decades with neighboring Afghanistan, a conflict that has been largely overshadowed by the war in the Middle East.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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That means eliminating Iran's Navy, which is now absolutely destroyed, hurting their Air Force and their missile program at levels never seen before, and annihilating their defense industrial base.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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That means they are left out of state cost-cap bills.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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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 7 Apr. 2026.
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