as in to outweigh
to be greater in importance than one hard fact outranks a mountain of speculation anytime

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Recent Examples of outrank For snow sports, Colorado and California outranked Utah. Erin Alberty, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024 The company with high-quality backlinks from reputable sites will likely outrank the other because Google views backlinks as a key indicator of authority and relevance. Nick Zviadadze, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 The University of Texas at San Antonio tied in pulling the second-largest jump in ranking, outranked only by D'Youville University in New York. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Sep. 2024 Duckworth served in the Army National Guard and retired as a lieutenant colonel (outranking Hegseth, a major). Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outrank

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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrank. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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