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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The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.
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Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Members of the party insist that short-term pain will be outweighed by the long-term benefits of the move, which Trump says is meant to usher in a new era of American prosperity.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
While levels of trust in the U.S. decreased in the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, trust in the U.S. nevertheless outweighed distrust in the U.S. in seven out of the 10 countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
With card rates so high, dealing with that debt arguably outweighs any other financial goal ‒ including savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outweigh
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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