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
Improving five-year survival rates There have also been improvements in five-year relative survival percentages for breast cancer patients.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Agencies slated to furlough the largest percentages of their workers are the Environmental Protection Agency, the Education Department, the Commerce Department, the Labor Department, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Quality metrics include long-stay and short-stay data like percentages of hospitalizations, vaccinations, falls, residents who need help with daily activities and catheter insertions and pressure ulcers.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
State-specific impacts Alaska Alaska has one of the highest percentages of federal employees in its workforce, given its relatively small overall population compared with other states.
—Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
So too are gaudy on-ice percentages that usually aren’t repeatable.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
These percentages are not calculated or emphasized in the report.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Fast-forward eight years from right now, and those percentages only go up; and the solutions only become harder.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
While these percentages won’t change, the actual dollar amounts for marketing and transportation will adjust as some funding is redirected to workforce housing, according to the city.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Agencies slated to furlough the largest percentages of their workers are the Environmental Protection Agency, the Education Department, the Commerce Department, the Labor Department, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Quality metrics include long-stay and short-stay data like percentages of hospitalizations, vaccinations, falls, residents who need help with daily activities and catheter insertions and pressure ulcers.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
State-specific impacts Alaska Alaska has one of the highest percentages of federal employees in its workforce, given its relatively small overall population compared with other states.
—Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
So too are gaudy on-ice percentages that usually aren’t repeatable.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
These percentages are not calculated or emphasized in the report.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Fast-forward eight years from right now, and those percentages only go up; and the solutions only become harder.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
While these percentages won’t change, the actual dollar amounts for marketing and transportation will adjust as some funding is redirected to workforce housing, according to the city.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentages
probabilities
Noun
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The map shows probabilities of at least 5 percent.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Investors can either position themselves before the announcement based on previous probabilities or wait to take advantage of post-earnings movements in the days that follow.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Percentages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentages. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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