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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Redfin estimates that sellers now outnumber buyers by 500,000 across the U.S., and in no place is that imbalance more acute than Miami, where listings outpace interest by nearly 200%.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Home sellers outnumber buyers in the greater Nashville region
Available housing inventory continues to grow and has now surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
There were usually ten girls and ten boys to start with, but now, as the girls outnumbered the boys, one of us would be gone by tomorrow.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Last year, 747 million international travelers visited the continent, far outnumbering any other region in the world, according to the United Nations’ World Tourism Barometer.
—Suman Naishadham, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Home sellers outnumber buyers in the greater Nashville region
Available housing inventory continues to grow and has now surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
There were usually ten girls and ten boys to start with, but now, as the girls outnumbered the boys, one of us would be gone by tomorrow.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Last year, 747 million international travelers visited the continent, far outnumbering any other region in the world, according to the United Nations’ World Tourism Barometer.
—Suman Naishadham, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
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“Outnumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outnumber. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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