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 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 The Wall Street Journal’s university rankings now prioritize career outcomes over prestige, with schools like Claremont McKenna and Babson College outranking Harvard and MIT, signaling a shift in what matters to prospective students. Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025 Only Toyota’s own Sequoia, a larger, body-on-frame three-row model, outranks the Highlander in the SUV category. Karl Brauer, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 An advocate with the National Eagle Center in Minnesota argued this risked another bird, such as a sports mascot, outranking the eagle. Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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