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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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Very few university athletic departments are profitable, with football and men’s basketball as the primary revenue generators that outnumber their cost to the University.
—Nick Lomaglio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
There are likely at least sextillions of these objects flying through interstellar space, far outnumbering the stars and planets of our galaxy.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
About 30 people attended the rally to protest against Musk, but they were outnumbered by about 200 counterprotesters.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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