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
Noun
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The country concluded its general elections with Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity winning an overall majority.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Robbie was in the photo as well, albeit with his hand blocking the majority of his face.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Exceeding that cap could put a station owner in breach of contract, enabling the network to explore its legal options or potentially remove the affiliation status from the offending group and seek new affiliates, though doing so in bulk is rare in the local TV business.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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