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 Childcare outranked any other perk including mental health support, paid maternity/paternity leave and tuition reimbursements as a benefit employers aimed to offer their workers last year, according to a Care.com survey of corporate-suite and human resource leaders. Medora Lee, USA Today, 8 June 2025 Robby Hoffman and Andy Samberg vaped on Everybody’s Live this week, but cigs will always outrank a vape. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 May 2025 Here’s Where Aurora Borealis May Be Visible Tonight What Does Google Focus On? Google's ranking algorithms don't directly factor in company size, so smaller companies often outrank 800-pound gorillas like Amazon. Bar Maimon, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for outrank
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  • In the final stories of Mother to Men, Sodality reckons with the council’s refusal to deal with a swamp full of brackish water that is causing typhus: the council says that the expense outweighs any potential gain.
    Deborah Williams July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • The bottom line: All-in-ones may look good out of the box, but for most home and office users, the limitations outweigh the benefits.
    Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025

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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrank. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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