weight of numbers
noun phrase
: the advantage of having a great number (of things or people)
They won the battle through sheer weight of numbers.
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Eventually, by sheer weight of numbers, this Russian approach did work, exhausting the Ukrainian military after months of fighting.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The weight of numbers making the move to the Premier League from French clubs — 145 players and counting — is also unsurpassed.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 22 July 2024
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The weight of numbers making the move to the Premier League from French clubs — 145 players and counting — is also unsurpassed.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 22 July 2024
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“Weight of numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weight%20of%20numbers. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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