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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Right now, undecided voters outnumber supporters of any single candidate in the race.
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Anne Bryson, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Mexican army was outnumbered two to one, while France had one of the most powerful armed forces in the world at the time.
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Valadao has repeatedly defied the odds by winning the Central Valley district, where Democratic voters outnumber Republicans, in six out of the past seven elections.
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Anne Bryson, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Mexican army was outnumbered two to one, while France had one of the most powerful armed forces in the world at the time.
—Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Valadao has repeatedly defied the odds by winning the Central Valley district, where Democratic voters outnumber Republicans, in six out of the past seven elections.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Among the several speakers, those who wanted to keep the mandates slightly outnumbered those who opposed them.
—Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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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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