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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Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
On Svalbard, humans are outnumbered by polar bears — Svalbard's tourism bureau says the species' population on the archipelago and Barents Sea is around 3,000 — and people carry firearms for their safety whenever venturing outside the settlements.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Here, Cardoso supports an attack in the opposition half where Las Palmas shirts outnumber Betis.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
On a busy holiday weekend, tourists can outnumber locals 10 to one, Robbins said.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 10 Apr. 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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