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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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, The Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Companies offering positive guidance on 2025 earnings outnumbered those providing negative guidance (62% to 38%).
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Inside, Japanese supporters were outnumbered about 10 to 1.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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