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outweighs

  • present tense form
    of outweigh (3rd person singular).
    outweigh
    verb (used with object)
    to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc..

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The financial question is whether the reduction in routine work outweighs the added technical support and equipment costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The risk outweighs the reward of seeing the car go really fast.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Voters must now decide if one of the most prolific goalscoring seasons of the modern era outweighs football's biggest prizes, and if Kane can join one of the most exclusive groups in Ballon d'Or history.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Said Gomes: “Once again, we’ve got to see how he continues to feel. At some point, if it’s a, ‘Hey, the upside outweighs the downside,’ then we shut it down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Nevertheless, I would argue that in science one step back always results in two steps forward and there are no clear cases where the loss outweighs the gain.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton