1
as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance
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Relevance
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2
as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant
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Recent Examples of preponderance
Such violation has already been observed in quarks (another building block of the universe), but that discrepancy wasn’t enough to account for the preponderance of matter over antimatter.
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Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
The preponderance of hacks involving feminine hygiene products deserves a section all its own.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
What makes the college endowment scam even worse is that the preponderance of the dollars don’t go to small colleges or community colleges but rather to the Harvards, Yales, Stanfords and Princetons.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Not many awards shows that have lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes have ever had a preponderance of viewers agreeing that this length was justified.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
The preponderance of hacks involving feminine hygiene products deserves a section all its own.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
What makes the college endowment scam even worse is that the preponderance of the dollars don’t go to small colleges or community colleges but rather to the Harvards, Yales, Stanfords and Princetons.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Not many awards shows that have lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes have ever had a preponderance of viewers agreeing that this length was justified.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preponderance
Noun
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That group achieved little in Paris other than extending the club’s domestic dominance.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The veteran forward has been a cornerstone of Bayern's dominance for more than a decade and a half.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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That win over Inter in the Champions League final last month ended a near 15-year journey that began when Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), a subsidiary of the Qatari state’s sovereign wealth fund, purchased a majority stake in the club in June 2011.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Can Spiders Bite? Spiders have venom to subdue prey, but the majority have fangs that are too tiny to puncture human skin.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
Noun
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As long as the world remains fixated on the Jews and Israel, Islamists and their allies can use their overwhelming numbers (and, yes, their financial superiority) to flood the zone with demonizing propaganda and portray themselves as the good guys.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The company reports that comparative tests consistently confirm its superiority over traditional elastomers, especially after aggressive industrial processing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Whereas in compounded medicines, the active ingredients are manufactured abroad, shipped in bulk, and distributed to compounding pharmacies through middlemen.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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Some sources detail the practice of thrush husbandry—raising them in bulk for food—so their meat could be enjoyed by elites throughout the year.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
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Smallpox was officially declared eradicated by the WHO in October 1980, and is today still the only human disease to achieve this distinction.—
Time,
Time,
11 June 2025
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But, in many raids, agents seem to be making no distinction between criminal and civil immigration violations.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
10 June 2025
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Oakmont lived up to its reputation with a scoring average of 74.6 despite a course still relatively soft from rain and moderate wind that didn’t stick around for long.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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For all his reputation as an annoyingly committed actor, Norton feels so loose and playful with Anderson.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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“Preponderance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preponderance. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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