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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Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
By the mid-2030s, the UN predicts that the number of individuals aged 80 and older will outnumber infants.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the total number of unemployed individuals now outnumbers the number of job openings for the first time since April 2021, and surging layoffs have made finding and keeping a job an increasingly trying task.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Lizards, snakes, and the tuatara (collectively known as lepidosaurs) boast over 12,000 species, outnumbering both birds and mammals.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 19 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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