outweigh
verb (used with object)
to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc..
have outweighed
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present perfectof outweigh.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Lately, though, the financing costs for bespoke, massively delayed megaprojects have outweighed those benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
These prospects appear to have outweighed its ongoing financial troubles, boosting shares 84% this year against a 4.7% gain for the S&P 500.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
The researchers surmise that the physical, mental, or socioeconomic challenges that low-SES individuals or adults in poorer health experience may have outweighed any possible cognitive benefits from life satisfaction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2023
Dividing up the house, the money and the family looked daunting; the gains might not have outweighed the losses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Nothing that she might have struggled for and won in her own life would have outweighed that.
From The Honour of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald
