as in probability
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage
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The Longhorns also rank in the top three in the league in field-goal percentage and made free throws.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Traffic in Apple’s retail stores in China was up by double-digit percentages from the prior year, Cook said, while sales of iPhones in China logged their best quarter ever.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Post-pandemic, the average percentage that the top 10 films represent of the total annual domestic box office is 44%.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Other places of worship have opened, and practicing FLDS members are now believed to account for only a small percentage of the towns’ populations.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Traffic in Apple’s retail stores in China was up by double-digit percentages from the prior year, Cook said, while sales of iPhones in China logged their best quarter ever.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Post-pandemic, the average percentage that the top 10 films represent of the total annual domestic box office is 44%.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Other places of worship have opened, and practicing FLDS members are now believed to account for only a small percentage of the towns’ populations.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentage
probability
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In the days leading up to the climb, prediction-market odds placed the probability of a successful ascent at roughly 90 to 95 percent, implying about a 5 to 10 percent chance of failure.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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People are taking enormous risks for small probabilities of enormous returns.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Percentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentage. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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