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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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
With some 2,000 undergraduate students, the Bonnies are outnumbered in resources and revenue when competing even against other Atlantic 10 teams like VCU, Dayton, and Saint Louis.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 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.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 June 2025
As Gen Z was poised to outnumber baby boomers in the workforce for the first time in 2024, this trend could accelerate changes in workplace culture and the rise of the creator economy.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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