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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Next vote comes Monday The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee, where Republicans outnumber Democrats 9-3, will take up its 49-page anti-initiative bill at a hearing at 1:30 p.m. Monday (SB 7016).
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Brighton Beach, a Slavic enclave in Brooklyn where Ukrainians outnumber Russians two to one, voted overwhelmingly for President Trump.
—Mark Bonamo, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Like Zhou, Li, and Wu, coach Hao comes from a poorer background, an economic status that can negatively impact a man’s odds of attracting a mate in contemporary China where men greatly outnumber women.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
The Demographic Imperative By 2045, the United States is projected to become a majority-minority nation, with people of color outnumbering white individuals.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Brighton Beach, a Slavic enclave in Brooklyn where Ukrainians outnumber Russians two to one, voted overwhelmingly for President Trump.
—Mark Bonamo, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Like Zhou, Li, and Wu, coach Hao comes from a poorer background, an economic status that can negatively impact a man’s odds of attracting a mate in contemporary China where men greatly outnumber women.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
The Demographic Imperative By 2045, the United States is projected to become a majority-minority nation, with people of color outnumbering white individuals.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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