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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
While it is typically added in small amounts—often 1 to 5 percent by weight in cotton or wool garments, and up to 20 percent in polyester or polyamide blends—those trace percentages carry outsized consequences.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
The league office and the union can calculate how much of that money goes to the players and how much to the owners, and the percentages change, at least a little, every year.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Spanish tourism officials expect an uptick in overnight stays and American visitors, though not the dramatic percentages seen in North America, according to Magí Castelltort, director of Spain's New York tourism office.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
With the fourth-year forward at or near career lows with his shooting percentages, Spoelstra said ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center that head should still be held high, lest the opposition feeds upon such signs of a lack of confidence.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Baseball is a wonderful game, MLB is a powerful league, and top players can earn salaries that are healthy percentages of billions.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The majority of the bra (56%) is made of Tencel Lyocell with 40% Merino wool (both materials are soft and sweat-wicking) with varying percentages of polyester and Lycra blended in throughout the bra’s layers and panels.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
Additionally, focus on high cacao percentages for the best nutrient profile.
—Mura Dominko, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Teasing out what percentages of lighter elements make up the core can reveal a lot about how the planet formed.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
The league office and the union can calculate how much of that money goes to the players and how much to the owners, and the percentages change, at least a little, every year.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Spanish tourism officials expect an uptick in overnight stays and American visitors, though not the dramatic percentages seen in North America, according to Magí Castelltort, director of Spain's New York tourism office.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
With the fourth-year forward at or near career lows with his shooting percentages, Spoelstra said ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center that head should still be held high, lest the opposition feeds upon such signs of a lack of confidence.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Baseball is a wonderful game, MLB is a powerful league, and top players can earn salaries that are healthy percentages of billions.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The majority of the bra (56%) is made of Tencel Lyocell with 40% Merino wool (both materials are soft and sweat-wicking) with varying percentages of polyester and Lycra blended in throughout the bra’s layers and panels.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
Additionally, focus on high cacao percentages for the best nutrient profile.
—Mura Dominko, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Teasing out what percentages of lighter elements make up the core can reveal a lot about how the planet formed.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percentages
probabilities
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For what quantum mechanics actually supplies is the probabilities of measurement outcomes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Like other participants, the Mantic AI had to answer 60 questions by assigning probabilities to certain outcomes.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Percentages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percentages. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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