outweighed; outweighing; outweighs
: to exceed in weight, value, or importance
the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Examples of outweigh in a Sentence
She outweighs her sister by 10 pounds.
This issue outweighs all others in importance.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
The series calls itself a people’s history but targets an academic sensibility, perhaps marking Black Twitter’s descent into the hypothetical footnotes of Black studies and critical theory where training and research can outweigh or override participation.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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outweigh
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out·weigh
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: to be greater than in weight, value, or importance
the benefits outweigh the disadvantages
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