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
Auriemma brought up attendance, bad shooting percentages and teams having to come to the arena early and late on the same day when taking aim at the format that's in place for the fourth year, and set to continue for at least five more.
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Since then, based both on the number of ballots cast and voting percentages, Republican presidential candidates have regularly underperformed Lake County Republicans running for countywide positions on the same ballot.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The percentages may vary depending on the location of a taxpayer’s property.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
The atmosphere had darkened, as larger and larger percentages of students were suffering from depression and anxiety.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Ticketing and national revenue both rose low single-digit percentages.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Players with higher playtime percentages and lower salaries generally benefit most.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2025, the Middle East accounted for roughly 21% of unwrought aluminum imports and 13% of wrought aluminum imports — and those percentages have been rising.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Along with increasing the access fee, the board is also discussing getting ride app companies to limit pickups at the central terminal area — within the airport horseshoe — to 30%, with the remaining 70% out at the Skylink, and reversing those percentages for passenger drop-offs, Reich said.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Since then, based both on the number of ballots cast and voting percentages, Republican presidential candidates have regularly underperformed Lake County Republicans running for countywide positions on the same ballot.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The percentages may vary depending on the location of a taxpayer’s property.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
The atmosphere had darkened, as larger and larger percentages of students were suffering from depression and anxiety.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Ticketing and national revenue both rose low single-digit percentages.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Players with higher playtime percentages and lower salaries generally benefit most.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2025, the Middle East accounted for roughly 21% of unwrought aluminum imports and 13% of wrought aluminum imports — and those percentages have been rising.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Along with increasing the access fee, the board is also discussing getting ride app companies to limit pickups at the central terminal area — within the airport horseshoe — to 30%, with the remaining 70% out at the Skylink, and reversing those percentages for passenger drop-offs, Reich said.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentages
probabilities
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One month ago, the odds of an April rate cut were 17%, while there was a 94% chance of at least one cut by the end of this year, and a 75% chance of more than one cut, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool , which calculates probabilities using 30-day fed funds futures contracts.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Oncologists think in probabilities and protocols.—
Amber Nigam,
Harvard Business Review,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Percentages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentages. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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