as in overshadowed
to be greater in importance than
in most elections the state of the economy outweighs all other issues
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Recent Examples of outweighed
But that benefit is speculative, would occur far in the future, and is clearly outweighed the obvious costs.
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Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
But the potential to detect and address health issues early on ultimately outweighed her fears.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
That observation reflects how upside-down this case has become, as digressive micromanagement has outweighed consideration of the case's legal issues.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
So, the roses definitely outweighed any thorn.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
But our group, the music always outweighed it.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
School board votes on restructuring For some members of the school board, the ability to expand enrollment at Rebound, thereby helping more students graduate, outweighed potential problems that the change could cause.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
The mental anguish often outweighed the physical strain of the illness itself.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Eventually, the emotional labor of justifying the work outweighed my belief in its purpose.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
But the potential to detect and address health issues early on ultimately outweighed her fears.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
That observation reflects how upside-down this case has become, as digressive micromanagement has outweighed consideration of the case's legal issues.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
So, the roses definitely outweighed any thorn.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
But our group, the music always outweighed it.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
School board votes on restructuring For some members of the school board, the ability to expand enrollment at Rebound, thereby helping more students graduate, outweighed potential problems that the change could cause.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
The mental anguish often outweighed the physical strain of the illness itself.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Eventually, the emotional labor of justifying the work outweighed my belief in its purpose.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outweighed
Verb
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The Yankees might have been the New York team playing in the World Series, but even then, they were overshadowed by the Mets.—
Abbey Mastracco,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2025
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Notable events that have occurred – and have realistically overshadowed some technical releases from the OCC – include the forming of a strategic bitcoin reserve, announcing plans to amend tax treatment for cryptoassets, and a complete overhaul of crypto policy at the SEC.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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As the war lurched into its fourth year, Russian losses of tanks, fighting vehicles and other heavy equipment had exceeded 20,000, according to the analysts at the Oryx intelligence collective, which confirms each loss with imagery from the front line.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Putting a goals cap in place lengthens the odds in the bettor’s favour, and only one of Leicester’s last six games has exceeded this mark.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The teenager’s strong Burnley accent meant his rendition made a lasting impression.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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What that meant, however, was taking shape.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Where his ear for gentle piano beats and dreamy Auto-Tune vocals express wistfulness for the days on his block when not much mattered other than getting some play or a bowl of his auntie’s mac and cheese.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Mar. 2025
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All that mattered was connection.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Outweighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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