outweigh
verb (used with object)
to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc..
outweighed
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past participleof outweigh.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof outweigh.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
outweighverb (used with object)to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc..
Example Sentences
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Weakness in Twisted Tea, Truly hard seltzer, and Samuel Adams outweighed growth in Sun Cruiser and Angry Orchard cider, the company said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Having said this, the strength of the economy and the positive forces from these investments have thus far outweighed the potential downside.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
In October 2025, Newsom reversed the decision, noting Krenwinkel’s efforts to improve herself in prison but saying her personal growth was outweighed by the potential danger she posed to the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"The reaction has almost outweighed the moment because the first thing I saw was all of the positive compilations of women in sport," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Even in regions where there were more matter particles than average, the gravitational attraction of the matter would have been outweighed by the repulsion of the effective cosmological constant.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
