preponderant
adjective
pre·pon·der·ant
pri-ˈpän-d(ə-)rənt 
1
: having superior weight, force, or influence
2
: having greater prevalence
preponderantly
adverb
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Market value was preponderant in determining the value of the piece of land that the state deemed worthy of expropriating.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
But the preponderant migrants’ motivation has been, and continues to be, to provide a better life for their families.
—Bill Gray, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Market value was preponderant in determining the value of the piece of land that the state deemed worthy of expropriating.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
But the preponderant migrants’ motivation has been, and continues to be, to provide a better life for their families.
—Bill Gray, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
With preponderant influence in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, Iran is the regional power that has best been able to take advantage of the crisis in the Middle East.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
The relevance and recent growth of regional Mexican music has become undeniable, and today, the genre holds a preponderant place within the industry.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2023
Under federal law, race cannot be a preponderant motive in drawing a district, wrote Dr. Cervas, a fellow at Carnegie Mellon University.
—Jimmy Vielkind and Eliza Collins, WSJ, 21 May 2022
In theory the Russian and Indian constitutions are religiously neutral, but in practice each has a preponderant faith (respectively Orthodox Christianity and Hinduism), and both religious minorities and secularists complain of discrimination.
—The Economist, 14 Dec. 2020
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
But the preponderant migrants’ motivation has been, and continues to be, to provide a better life for their families.
—Bill Gray, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Market value was preponderant in determining the value of the piece of land that the state deemed worthy of expropriating.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
But the preponderant migrants’ motivation has been, and continues to be, to provide a better life for their families.
—Bill Gray, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
With preponderant influence in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, Iran is the regional power that has best been able to take advantage of the crisis in the Middle East.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
The relevance and recent growth of regional Mexican music has become undeniable, and today, the genre holds a preponderant place within the industry.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2023
Under federal law, race cannot be a preponderant motive in drawing a district, wrote Dr. Cervas, a fellow at Carnegie Mellon University.
—Jimmy Vielkind and Eliza Collins, WSJ, 21 May 2022
In theory the Russian and Indian constitutions are religiously neutral, but in practice each has a preponderant faith (respectively Orthodox Christianity and Hinduism), and both religious minorities and secularists complain of discrimination.
—The Economist, 14 Dec. 2020
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preponderant
adjective
pre·pon·der·ant
pri-ˈpän-d(ə-)rənt
1
: having greater weight, force, or influence : predominant
2
: having greater frequency
preponderantly
adverb
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