almost outnumber

Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words

Indicates that one group's number is very close to surpassing another's.

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  • In some departments, female employees almost outnumber their male counterparts.
  • The number of visitors from abroad almost outnumbered local tourists last year.
  • It seems that cats will almost outnumber dogs in urban households soon.
  • During peak season, the foreign students almost outnumber the native speakers in the language school.
  • The small protest group was almost outnumbered by the security forces present.
  • At the conference, attendees specializing in AI almost outnumbered those from traditional software fields.
  • The negative reviews for the product almost outnumbered the positive ones, suggesting a quality issue.
  • He noticed that supporters of the opposition party almost outnumbered his own party's members at the rally.
  • With rapid growth, startups in the tech hub almost outnumber established companies.
  • The votes against the new policy almost outnumbered the votes in favor, indicating strong opposition.