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
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For once, the bulk of the anger was directed not at Fosun — the investment group and majority shareholder – and the Molineux hierarchy who have conspired to deal Pereira a difficult hand, but at the head coach himself and his players.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time is supposed to save energy, since during the warmer months the majority of people will be outside and not home, which saves energy.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Michigan House voted nearly unanimously in June to approve legislation aimed at cracking down on bots that purchase tickets in bulk, inflating demand and resale prices.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The rapid push for an indictment, despite the recommendation of career prosecutors, comes at a fraught time for the high-profile attorney's office, which handles a bulk of the country's national security cases.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Lion's share.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lion%27s%20share. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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