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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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Experts say there is no one-size-fits-all answer to why across the generations single women outnumber single men as homeowners.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 20 May 2026
In many enterprise environments, machines and NHIs already outnumber human users 92-to-1, according to my company's survey of 109 cybersecurity professionals conducted on-site at RSA Conference 2026.
—Darren Guccione, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The number of calls bought also outnumbered the number of puts bought.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 19 May 2026
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 30 May. 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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