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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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
According to the society, brightness estimates suggest that thousands of satellites could become visible to the naked eye, outnumbering the stars visible from many locations on Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Simmons and fellow Democratic Commissioner Roderick Miles voted to approve the request, but the pair was outnumbered by the three Republicans, O’Hare and commissioners Matt Krause and Manny Ramirez.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Reese jerseys popped up throughout the crowd but didn’t outnumber those for current players and other former Sky stars.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 19 Jun. 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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