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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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
The Switch 2 sales drastically outnumber purchases of the existing Switch, which has sold less than 2 million units during the same period, according to the Japanese video game giant.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
In October, the number of declining S & P 500 stocks outnumbered advancing ones during October.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The facility outnumbers other state prisons in the total number of violent incidents over the past decade.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 9 Nov. 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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