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 there were at least three calls of note that favored the Liberty, the Fever's final possession seemed to draw the lion's share of the attention.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
House Republicans have designated the lion's share of spending cuts to the Energy and Commerce Committee, the panel that oversees Medicaid and CHIP, which has been instructed to cut $880 billion.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Listen to this article 2 min Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews received the lion's share of the blame after the Baltimore Ravens' playoff run came to an abrupt and excruciating end.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
While quarterbacks have once again drawn the lion's share of the attention in the months and weeks leading up to the draft, Carter is considered one of the best prospects in this year's class.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
House Republicans have designated the lion's share of spending cuts to the Energy and Commerce Committee, the panel that oversees Medicaid and CHIP, which has been instructed to cut $880 billion.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Listen to this article 2 min Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Mark Andrews received the lion's share of the blame after the Baltimore Ravens' playoff run came to an abrupt and excruciating end.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
While quarterbacks have once again drawn the lion's share of the attention in the months and weeks leading up to the draft, Carter is considered one of the best prospects in this year's class.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lion's share
Noun
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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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