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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Four years ago, young men who identified as Democrats outnumbered young Republicans by 22 points.
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
And earnings upgrades from analysts have outnumbered downgrades in the first quarter, according to a Citigroup Inc. index.
—Sagarika Jaisinghani, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
And earnings upgrades from analysts have outnumbered downgrades in the first quarter, according to a Citigroup Inc. index.
—Sagarika Jaisinghani, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
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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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