PLURALITY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

plurality

noun

Definition of plurality

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Recent Examples of plurality 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 Tickets still make up the plurality of MLB revenue, according to a previous Sportico analysis, but two-thirds of total team revenue today comes from other sources. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Just 39% of Americans approve of his job performance, and only 30% approve of his handling of inflation, with a 31% plurality naming inflation and prices their top concern — 17 points ahead of the next issue, jobs and the economy. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plurality

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Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Among the other vessels that Italy is paying to keep is the Lady M, a sleek 210-foot superyacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, a Putin associate and majority shareholder in Severstal, Russia’s largest steel and mining company.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Even under mayoral control in New York City, the city is largely responsible for the public schools’ budget and the mayor appoints not only the chancellor and a majority of school board members but also subordinate superintendents and staff.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 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

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

There’s an outdoor kitchen, heaps of space inside, and sleek sun loungers everyone can relax on with a glass of wine—rosé, naturally.

— Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
With its mix of teenage alienation, anti-authority diatribes and heaps of personality disorder, Darko is appealing in a kind of neo-Heathers, anti-establishment way.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

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