outnumber
verb
out·num·ber
ˌau̇t-ˈnəm-bər 
outnumbered; outnumbering; outnumbers
: to exceed in number
Examples of outnumber in a Sentence
With 20 girls and 10 boys in the class, girls outnumber boys by 2 to 1.
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Votes cast by Republicans far outnumbered those cast by Democrats in the election.
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William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
But California Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1, and he’s got to beat fellow Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco just to make the runoff.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
The Colonial militia members, outnumbered, shift uneasily.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Of the investors who made trades, buyers outnumbered sellers nearly 5 to 1.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
But California Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1, and he’s got to beat fellow Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco just to make the runoff.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
The Colonial militia members, outnumbered, shift uneasily.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Of the investors who made trades, buyers outnumbered sellers nearly 5 to 1.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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outnumber
verb
out·num·ber
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈnəm-bər
: to be more than in number
girls outnumber boys in the class
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