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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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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—Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
But the skeptics seemed far outnumbered by Steyer enthusiasts like Rob Kneen, an El Dorado Hills resident who liked the fact that Steyer’s campaign was largely self-funded.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
While Democrats dominated the early voting numbers in Pulaski County -- one of the few heavily blue pockets of the state -- Democrats outnumbered Republicans in election day voting on Tuesday with 18,363 people casting Democratic ballots compared to the 10,500 who pulled ballots for Republicans.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Under California’s top-two primary system, the two candidates with the most votes advance to November regardless of party, risking an all-Republican general election despite Democrats outnumbering Republicans statewide.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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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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