PREDOMINANCE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

predominance

noun

pri-ˈdä-mə-nən(t)s

as in dominance

controlling power or influence over others the predominance of the Dutch in international trade during the 17th century

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Recent Examples of predominance The gene expression in the muscle tissue suggested a predominance of slow-twitch muscle fibers indicating the mammoth's muscles were built for stamina, ideal for long, steady travel across the cold, expansive steppes. —

Jay Kakade december 03, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025 Cardinale’s blends are often referred to as mountain wines because of the predominance of high-altitude fruit in their compositions. —

Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025 Advertisement Despite his predominance in the comedy sector, the Emmys presented a high-stakes challenge for an entertainer in the midst of a big push to escape that box. —

Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025 In the 1600s the British parliament firmly established its predominance over the king, while Europe saw the rise of absolute monarchies in the then-great continental powers of Spain and France. —

Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for predominance

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Yet extreme geographic concentration – particularly China’s dominance of processing, accounting for 70% of refining on average across 19 of 20 strategic minerals – poses systemic risks that were brought into sharp relief by Beijing’s 2025 export controls on rare earths, gallium, and germanium.

— Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
After years of disinflationary pressures from globalization, productivity improvements, and technological efficiency gains— particularly in the US oil and gas business — the energy component of the consumer price index is reasserting dominance in a negative way.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026