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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The Ukrainian defenders around Pokrovsk are outnumbered four-to-one—and recently lost their best brigade when the battle-weary 47th Mechanized Brigade finally rotated off the front line after spending a startling 15 months in continuous combat.
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David Axe, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Kyiv’s forces are clearly outnumbered and outgunned, with some commanders estimating there are 10 Russian soldiers to each Ukrainian.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Obtained and published by TMZ, the clips feature the Houston rapper pleading with law enforcement, explaining his anxiousness due to being outnumbered.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Small gatherings of the far-right were observed in Portsmouth, Southampton, and Blackpool, but they were vastly outnumbered by Brits sending a message of acceptance to their local community, according to local news reports and demonstrators who attended.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Kyiv’s forces are clearly outnumbered and outgunned, with some commanders estimating there are 10 Russian soldiers to each Ukrainian.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Obtained and published by TMZ, the clips feature the Houston rapper pleading with law enforcement, explaining his anxiousness due to being outnumbered.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Small gatherings of the far-right were observed in Portsmouth, Southampton, and Blackpool, but they were vastly outnumbered by Brits sending a message of acceptance to their local community, according to local news reports and demonstrators who attended.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 8 Aug. 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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