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outnumber

[ out-nuhm-ber ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to exceed in number. number.


outnumber

/ ˌʊˈʌə /

verb

  1. tr to exceed in number
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outnumber1

First recorded in 1660–70; out- + number
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At this stage in the war, battlefield casualties on both sides inflicted by drones "way outnumber those inflicted by artillery", the UK defence secretary said.

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Electric vehicle charging ports now outnumber gas nozzles across the Golden State, a sign of the increasing number of zero-emission vehicles on the road.

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In game after game the team have looked disjointed, without clear strategies for progressing the ball down the field, and suffering from the possibility of being both outplayed and outnumbered in central midfield.

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However, in the last two years in a row, the report's authors found that suicides linked to domestic abuse outnumbered homicides.

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When the toddler disappeared, dozens of journalists flocked to Haut-Vernet, often outnumbering the 25 residents of the tiny Alpine hamlet.

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