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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
The goats who outnumber humans by about six to one.
—USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
This was because buyers outnumbered sellers in the market.
—Jackie Reed, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
And that doesn’t count feral honeybees, which may outnumber their captive cousins several times over.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
By one measure, Direct File’s total employees are outnumbered by just the lobbyists working for Intuit.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by nearly 2 to 1.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Older voters increasingly outnumber younger ones in Japan.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
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
The goats who outnumber humans by about six to one.
—USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
This was because buyers outnumbered sellers in the market.
—Jackie Reed, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
And that doesn’t count feral honeybees, which may outnumber their captive cousins several times over.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
By one measure, Direct File’s total employees are outnumbered by just the lobbyists working for Intuit.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by nearly 2 to 1.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Older voters increasingly outnumber younger ones in Japan.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 23 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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