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pluralities

noun

plural of plurality
as in loads

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  1. loads
  2. majorities
  3. abundances
  4. heaps
  5. wealths
Noun
  • If those loads would also have gone through a dryer, the savings grow even more.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • How to reduce water usage when doing laundry Only run full loads.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Republicans are fighting to keep their majorities in the House and Senate.
    — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Just 10 years ago, those two southern states formed the bedrock of Republicans’ Senate majorities.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of majorities
Noun
  • Researchers detected high abundances of sodium, likely from icy brines within the original asteroid.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Definition of abundances
Noun
  • Jentleson heaps blame on Democratic professionals and activists for frittering away the Obama coalition that scored three hundred and sixty-five electoral votes in 2008 and managed sixty Senate seats the next year.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Directed by Peter Farrelly of Green Book fame, this movie will give you heaps of Hollywood nostalgia and a happy dose of underdog narrative.
    — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of heaps
Noun
  • With Jackson and Ringo on the field, Dart and the Giants leveraged matchup advantages that opponents with greater wealths of talent at receiver could exploit even further.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of wealths
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