LION'S SHARE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

lion's share

noun

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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 The iPhone provides Apple with the lion's share of the market, and the iPhone 18 Pro will be no different. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 But anecdotally, the lion's share of male-to-male romance readers appear to be straight women, according to Jennifer Bokal, president-elect of the Romance Writers of America trade group. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 June 2026 Most of the eight new slots are expected to go to teams in the power conferences that were already commanding the lion's share of entries in thebracket. — ABC News, 7 May 2026 The entire fiscal architecture of the developed world rests on the assumption that capital creates jobs and workers fund the lion's share of the state. — Ravi Kumar S, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lion's share

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Among the other vessels that Italy is paying to keep is the Lady M, a sleek 210-foot superyacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, a Putin associate and majority shareholder in Severstal, Russia’s largest steel and mining company.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Even under mayoral control in New York City, the city is largely responsible for the public schools’ budget and the mayor appoints not only the chancellor and a majority of school board members but also subordinate superintendents and staff.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

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