outnumber
verb (used with object)
to exceed in number.
are outnumbering
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present progressiveof outnumber.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are outnumbering Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicles in key sections of the front, while using improved tactics that are testing Ukraine’s ability to keep its front-line defenders supplied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
However, reporting in our Home in Akron series this month shows a disturbing trend: Renters are outnumbering homeowners.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2021
The speedy forwards and wingers have treasured the ball, and the Timbers are outnumbering, out-possessing and outshooting opponents by margins undreamed of in Portland's first two seasons.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2013
In Russia, Bulgaria, Estonia and eastern Germany, deaths are outnumbering births, in some areas 2 to 1.
From Time Magazine Archive
It's a theory that works but poorly on a forlorn-hope, with a certainty that the enemy are outnumbering you on the rear.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
