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, 21 Oct. 2025
The example below from the 24th minute showed how that freed up Sangare, with Santos, who reacts in frustration, and Lavia outnumbered.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
With autocracies outnumbering democracies for the first time in 20 years, and only 12% of the world’s population now living in a liberal democracy, the future of the global democratic experiment may well depend on the people of the United States.
—Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
The dead outnumbered the 12 living roaches.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 23 Oct. 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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