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 Earlier this month, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected that national debt as a percentage of GDP, currently sitting at around 100%, would rise to 120% in 10 years. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026 The higher the percentage, the more time has passed and the more distinct the lineage. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 Some of the largest were at North Central High School, Warren Central High School and Lawrence Central High School — schools with high percentages of minority and immigrant students. —

Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026 There were corresponding increases in the percentage of people starting care in the second trimester, later, or not at all. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for percentage

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probability

Noun

New in-game levers like the shot-in-the-dark and endless advantages have changed the game of Survivor to game theory that rewards probability calculation over spearing fish.

— Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
One of the conditions that triggers the centers to open is if there is a 50% or higher probability of nighttime lows of 37 degrees or lower for two or more days within a five-day span.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026