as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
the lead actress deservedly got the lion's share of credit for the show's success the lion's share of ballots went the incumbent's way
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Recent Examples of lion's share
While Lewis appeared to receive the lion's share of the blame for sparking the two-decade run of unprecedented success Brady produced with the New England Patriots, the retired linebacker argued the fault should actually be assigned to Bledsoe.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead of directing the lion's share of money to Elon Musk's space and satellite company, early results indicate that states still plan to deploy fiber broadband networks to most of their unserved households.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Higher mortgage rates weigh on home sales Existing home sales are the lion's share of homes sold each month.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Cincinnati Children's received $223 million, the lion's share of the group, while Bon Secours Mercy Health received $149 million.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Instead of directing the lion's share of money to Elon Musk's space and satellite company, early results indicate that states still plan to deploy fiber broadband networks to most of their unserved households.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Higher mortgage rates weigh on home sales Existing home sales are the lion's share of homes sold each month.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Cincinnati Children's received $223 million, the lion's share of the group, while Bon Secours Mercy Health received $149 million.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion's share
Noun
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McClain expressed confidence that Republicans would keep their majority, or even expand it.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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The majority of Breach’s opening week was powered by traditional album sales, numbering 169,000 sold, which lands Twenty One Pilots its biggest sales week ever, and the biggest for any rock album in six years.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
21 Sep. 2025
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They are manufactured in bulk, stocked like traditional drugs, and ready for immediate use.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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May Trigger Dehydration and Electrolyte Imbalances Juice cleanses don't offer any nutritional bulk (like fiber) that helps keep you full.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
16 Sep. 2025
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