as in probabilities
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 percentages
Ultimate donation California, the most populous state, has one of the nation’s lowest organ donor registration percentages.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
But the nation's approximately 232 million people are split near evenly between Muslims and Christians, with smaller percentages following other practices, including indigenous beliefs.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The concept is not new here — this issue was first raised in early 2023 — but the percentages are.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
This map of per-county kindergartner vaccination percentages in Utah and Arizona shows that all but two counties have percentages below the 95% level needed for herd immunity, with nine counties having percentages lower than 85%.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Compounded with the news of its OpenAI partnership, those factors saw the company’s stock up by double-digit percentages throughout the day.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
The 2021 law eliminated the 400% requirement and lowered those income percentages significantly.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The market has become a competition of numbers, THC percentages climbing like stock tickers, potency sold as prestige.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Also on the chart is FCF margin percentages of 40% and above for the foreseeable future.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
But the nation's approximately 232 million people are split near evenly between Muslims and Christians, with smaller percentages following other practices, including indigenous beliefs.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The concept is not new here — this issue was first raised in early 2023 — but the percentages are.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
This map of per-county kindergartner vaccination percentages in Utah and Arizona shows that all but two counties have percentages below the 95% level needed for herd immunity, with nine counties having percentages lower than 85%.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Compounded with the news of its OpenAI partnership, those factors saw the company’s stock up by double-digit percentages throughout the day.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
The 2021 law eliminated the 400% requirement and lowered those income percentages significantly.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The market has become a competition of numbers, THC percentages climbing like stock tickers, potency sold as prestige.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Also on the chart is FCF margin percentages of 40% and above for the foreseeable future.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentages
probabilities
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This has always been about embracing probabilities, not the luxury of following certainties.—
Sam McDowell
November 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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But new Silicon Valley companies such as Orchid are taking it one step further, quite literally scraping off genetic material from embryos to allow for a full gamut of embryo comparisons, including disease probabilities but also things like BMI, depression risk, hair color and more.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Percentages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentages. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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