Examples of outrank in a Sentence
A general outranks a colonel.
The only topic to outrank the economy this week was the war.
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While outranking all other military personnel, the chairman possesses no command authority.
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Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
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
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Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
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
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“Outrank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrank. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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outrank
verb
out·rank
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈraŋk 
: to rank higher or be more important than
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