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Recent Examples of outweigh
My problems with Liv outweigh any problem with any guy because that’s my sister, so honestly, having a chat with Aaron was the least of my worries the first night.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
Emerging technologies need time to mature, and the short-term needs of health care still outweigh long-term gains.
—Turgay Ayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Gains in technology and communication services stocks helped drive the market higher, outweighing declines in energy and other sectors.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The council's six Republicans pushed to direct a larger share of the money toward paving roads, but their concerns about chronic potholes were outweighed by some of the 19-member Democratic majority's priorities, including a homeowner repair program and violence-reduction efforts.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 8 July 2025
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
Emerging technologies need time to mature, and the short-term needs of health care still outweigh long-term gains.
—Turgay Ayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Gains in technology and communication services stocks helped drive the market higher, outweighing declines in energy and other sectors.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The council's six Republicans pushed to direct a larger share of the money toward paving roads, but their concerns about chronic potholes were outweighed by some of the 19-member Democratic majority's priorities, including a homeowner repair program and violence-reduction efforts.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweigh
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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The asylum process in Mexico is supposed to take about three months, said Mejía from UNHCR, but the number of cases exceeds the capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid to process them.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Take the backlash against Tesla, whose role as a champion of eco-friendly vehicles has been largely overshadowed by alarm concerning CEO Elon Musk’s political activism.—
Dax Dasilva,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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But that has been overshadowed by this week's announcement of steep U.S. tariffs on many Asian countries and U.S. allies that include 25% on Japan, South Korea and Malaysia, 32% for Indonesia, 36% for Thailand and Cambodia and 40% on Myanmar and Laos.—
Daphne Psaledakis,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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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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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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The Justice Department further noted that no more files related to the case — other than a video meant to prove that Epstein killed himself — would be made public.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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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 23 Jul. 2025.
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