as in exceeding
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 outweighing
Without skilled oversight, democratized development risks inefficiencies, security issues and reduced performance, potentially outweighing any benefits.
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Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Organizations not only face the possibility of immediate reputational damage but also class-action lawsuits from affected individuals, with the cost of litigation and settlements in some cases far outweighing the ransom demand, and driving companies to pay just to contain the fallout.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
The compelling argument is the Yankees possess enough hitting to survive with Verdugo’s glove outweighing a bat that skidded for the most of the past three-plus months.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Imposing harsher punishment on repeat offenders drove that support, far outweighing voters’ desire to increase overall prosecutions or deter future crime, the survey found.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Organizations not only face the possibility of immediate reputational damage but also class-action lawsuits from affected individuals, with the cost of litigation and settlements in some cases far outweighing the ransom demand, and driving companies to pay just to contain the fallout.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
The compelling argument is the Yankees possess enough hitting to survive with Verdugo’s glove outweighing a bat that skidded for the most of the past three-plus months.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Imposing harsher punishment on repeat offenders drove that support, far outweighing voters’ desire to increase overall prosecutions or deter future crime, the survey found.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Outweighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outweighing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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