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Recent Examples of outweigh
The performance is deliberately showy, and some voters may feel the virtuosity outweighs emotional revelation.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Some cities are pricier than others potentially outweighing the pros the city has to offer.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
While America’s government spending outweighs its revenue generation, its finances are also negatively compounded by the interest payments needed to maintain its debt.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
City leaders, however, argue that the cost has outweighed the benefits.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Some cities are pricier than others potentially outweighing the pros the city has to offer.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
While America’s government spending outweighs its revenue generation, its finances are also negatively compounded by the interest payments needed to maintain its debt.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
City leaders, however, argue that the cost has outweighed the benefits.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweigh
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California’s cannabis tax revenue exceeded $500 million in the first half of 2025.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Naumov doesn’t enter with the same pressure as Malinin but has already exceeded expectations in his mind.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Oklahoma State’s win over BYU was overshadowed by allegations of derogatory fan chants.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Serpell argues that Morrison’s controversial persona too often overshadows, in collective memory, her thrilling genius on the page.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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The designation would mean no change for the hundreds of private property owners in the zone.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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That means eating pasta, spaghetti sauce, sweet potatoes, frozen fruit and yogurt, while forgoing items like clementines and fresh vegetables.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 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 15 Feb. 2026.
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