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
Notably, the lion's share of locations where family breadwinners making $100,000 might still end up broke were cities on the West or East Coasts.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
France took the lead in the continent's postwar rocket industry, providing the lion's share of funding for Ariane, and taking responsibility for building engines and booster stages.
—Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
Zoom out: Florida, Louisiana and Texas residents have received the lion's share of direct assistance since 2015.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The 29-year-old claimed his second PGA Tour title and the lion's share of the $9.5 million purse at Colonial Country Club.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
France took the lead in the continent's postwar rocket industry, providing the lion's share of funding for Ariane, and taking responsibility for building engines and booster stages.
—Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
Zoom out: Florida, Louisiana and Texas residents have received the lion's share of direct assistance since 2015.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The 29-year-old claimed his second PGA Tour title and the lion's share of the $9.5 million purse at Colonial Country Club.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion's share
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President Trump’s approval rating is underwater and a majority of voters believe the country is on the wrong track, according to a new poll released Friday.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
27 June 2025
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Where are the majority of U.S. hot car deaths Texas leads the nation with 160 hot car deaths, according to KidsandCarSafety.org.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Beer league teams across North America buy the Bulldogs jersey in bulk.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The court documents don't indicate that any rare books were destroyed in this process—Anthropic purchased its books in bulk from major retailers—but archivists long ago established other ways to extract information from paper.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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