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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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The pigeonhole principle applies to any situation where items are assigned to categories, and the items outnumber the categories.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the level of open positions is now almost even with available workers, reversing a trend in which openings outnumbered the unemployed by 2 to 1 a couple years ago.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Playing together also means Pauly McCoy isn’t outnumbered anymore.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outnumber
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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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