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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Alex Ross, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
United Nations experts also estimate that up to 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers are supervising and supporting M23 fighters in the east of the DRC, outnumbering the rebel group’s forces in the country.
—Larry Madowo, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Handwash sinks with dead roaches outnumbered handwash sinks with paper towels or blow dryers, 1-0.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
As is perhaps to be expected, the modeling suggests that the early dinosaurs were at first vastly outnumbered by their reptile relatives.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 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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