plurality

noun

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Recent Examples of plurality With 240 precincts missing out of the state’s total of 2,561, the Republican candidate had 752,992 votes to the Democrat’s 607,569 or a plurality of 145,423. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 Unless the governing documents provide otherwise, directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast. — Gary M. Mars, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 By 2045, in some projections, a plurality of English readers will live in China. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Morrisey won the plurality in the Republican primary and went on to trounce his Democratic opponent in the general election. — Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plurality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plurality
  1. loads
  2. majority
  3. profusion
  4. wealth
  5. preponderance
  6. abundance
  7. heap
Noun
  • The elasticity of the cloud isn’t available in an air-gapped on-premise environment; hence, the size needs to account for the peak loads.
    — Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • PlusAI is a company working on autonomous trucking solutions with Nvidia, and the sand was in the trailers to simulate freight loads.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • At least two new incoming Democratic senators expressed some reservations Sunday about Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who's expected to be reelected to his post after leading his party back to the majority.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • These are ideas that the vast majority of the American people believe.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of majority
Noun
  • Also using machine profusion, doctors at Northwestern have been able to more optimally use a single organ, taking two different parts of one liver and inserting it into two recipients.
    — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to the restaurant and bars, there’s a rooftop pool surrounded by sunny yellow fringed umbrellas, comfy daybeds, and a profusion of plants.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of profusion
Noun
  • This is a one-time, 5% tax on the wealth of California billionaires.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The One Big Beautiful Bill eliminated the estate tax, which applies to the wealth of large estates.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of wealth
Noun
  • That’s going to be one of the best things about this season — the preponderance of Hornets games on local TV.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In our high-cost, high-housing-cost economy, industries that hire a preponderance of high-income workers are going to be able to hack it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of preponderance
Noun
  • Indeed, in a separate 2025 study led by Cordiner, the JWST found 3I/ATLAS to have one of the greatest abundances of carbon dioxide ever seen in a comet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That abundance could reduce dependence on lithium mining and price fluctuations.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of abundance
Noun
  • Several hillsides had collapsed, sending heaps of scree onto the shoulder or roadway.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • One humanoid robot wearing a bandana collapsed in a heap on the cobbled route before engineers rushed in to repair it, while another tumbled down a flight of stairs and came to rest beside a rubbish bin.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of heap

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“Plurality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plurality. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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