Thesaurus results for PERCENTAGE

percentage

noun

pər-ˈsen-tij

as in probability

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage

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Recent Examples of percentage Still, experts say Russian air defenses are likely shooting down a large percentage of Ukrainian drones. —

Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 As colleague Jeff Sentell pointed out, 3-star recruits make up a larger percentage of Georgia’s recruiting class than ever before. —

Connor Riley, AJC.com, 18 June 2026 Overall, ad commitments to the broader Fox portfolio grew in the high-single-digit percentage range, this person says. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 June 2026 And so the goal is for that to grow to a very high percentage. —

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probability

Noun

Goldman estimates the options market is assigning roughly a 41% probability that two-year Treasury yields will move more than 50 basis points in either direction over the next six months.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026