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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William Gavin, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
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William Gavin, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
However, immigrant workers outnumber U.S.-born workers in some jobs, such as manicurists, taxi drivers and drywall installers, according to Pew.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2025
Even with recent gains, Black Americans are still outnumbered 12 to 1 by white people in executive roles – a gap seven times wider than found in the overall workforce at those companies.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Reversing the country’s declining population altogether will be a far more difficult feat to achieve, population experts say, as the elderly in South Korea outnumber the youth.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 26 Feb. 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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