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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By the 1970s, however, Christian private schools outnumbered the nonsectarian ones, which inspired political activism among Christian evangelists who had shown little political interest previously.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
By the second day, early Republican voters still outnumbered Democratic voters by about 100,000 ballots, which were a mix of in-person and mail-in.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
Whilst its not clear exactly what proportion of these watches were made in white gold, they were definitely outnumbered heavily by the yellow gold production.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
And while European leaders expressed a catalog of competing concerns about a tenuous EU migration pact during a summit in Brussels on Thursday, those advocating for a more welcoming approach – like Spain’s Pedro Sanchez – were conspicuously outnumbered.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
By the second day, early Republican voters still outnumbered Democratic voters by about 100,000 ballots, which were a mix of in-person and mail-in.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
Whilst its not clear exactly what proportion of these watches were made in white gold, they were definitely outnumbered heavily by the yellow gold production.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
And while European leaders expressed a catalog of competing concerns about a tenuous EU migration pact during a summit in Brussels on Thursday, those advocating for a more welcoming approach – like Spain’s Pedro Sanchez – were conspicuously outnumbered.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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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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