as in outweighing
to be greater in importance than
proper food and sleep should overweigh all-night partying in your priorities
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But the system was complicated and costly, with operation and maintenance expenses outweighing postage revenue by nearly a factor of three.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026 -
The universe is overrun with dark matter, outweighing the ordinary stuff that stars and planets are made of five-to-one.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Overweighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overweighing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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