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Recent Examples of outrank
As the gate agent, his face fills with terror at the thought of someone who outranks even the hallowed Sapphire Squadron.
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John Roy, Vulture, 8 May 2025
The National Park Service outranked it with a 76% favorability rating.
—Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Klobuchar, however, outranks Schatz in the Democratic leadership.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
But for a commanding officer to encourage any two members of his command to hook up — never mind that SFC Kohl outranks Private Frasconi by several grades — seems wrong, right?
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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John Roy, Vulture, 8 May 2025
The National Park Service outranked it with a 76% favorability rating.
—Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Klobuchar, however, outranks Schatz in the Democratic leadership.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
But for a commanding officer to encourage any two members of his command to hook up — never mind that SFC Kohl outranks Private Frasconi by several grades — seems wrong, right?
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrank
outweigh
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Sure there are occasional bad losses like a late-inning collapse in the rain on May 5 against the San Diego Padres or last Friday’s 3-2 loss to the woeful Colorado Rockies, but for the most part the good outweighs the bad.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In 2018, a visitor fishing in the surf at North Carolina’s Outer Banks pulled out a 6-foot hammerhead shark that outweighed him.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrank. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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