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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Ben Croll, Variety, 15 May 2024
Fifty years ago, bull trout outnumbered their invasive counterparts by a five-to-one margin.
—CBS News, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for outnumber
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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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