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 Blue shading indicates clear skies, while the grayer the shading and higher the percentage numbers, the higher the chance for clouds. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Fort Mill and York in South Carolina are growing even faster by percentage, with Fort Mill ranking sixth nationally for five-year growth rate. —

Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026 What actually is the correct percentage to tip? —

Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026 Among cities with 20,000 or more residents, Charlotte ranked only seventh fastest-growing in its own metro area by percentage. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for percentage

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probability

Noun

But last summer Antoine Song, a mathematician at the California Institute of Technology, found a way to translate the question into the language of probability theory.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Forecasters predicted storms in the area have a high probability to produce tornadoes and severe wind, the weather service said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026