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Recent Examples of plurality
The top two vote-getters are then announced as the winners, making the election system based on a plurality of votes.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Issa would go from a safe red district to one with a plurality of Democratic voters.
—Dorothy Elder, Oc Register, 6 Oct. 2025
The plurality of independents, 4 in 10, would blame both parties equally.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
For Garza, the economy is more significant, citing a poll conducted in May by sister organization LIBRE Institute that found the economy and jobs are the most pressing concern for a plurality of Latino voters at 47%, with another 35% naming inflation.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Issa would go from a safe red district to one with a plurality of Democratic voters.
—Dorothy Elder, Oc Register, 6 Oct. 2025
The plurality of independents, 4 in 10, would blame both parties equally.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
For Garza, the economy is more significant, citing a poll conducted in May by sister organization LIBRE Institute that found the economy and jobs are the most pressing concern for a plurality of Latino voters at 47%, with another 35% naming inflation.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plurality
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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The majority of Malbec in Bordeaux died out from frost in the 1950s, and Petit Verdot often ripens too late to make it into the final blend, so many vineyards have been replanted with other varieties over the years.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Here’s how to prune blueberry bushes to promote a profusion of bigger, better berries every year.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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Zoë Kravitz in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello Dramatic sleeves and a profusion of ruffles made for an ultra-feminine gown, crafted in a satin-finish technical fabric by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most of his wealth is in original Class A shares, which currently trade around $750,000 each.—
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CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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The return of an upbeat outlook on the stock market is good news, of course, for the investors who derive their wealth from the markets.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There's a preponderance of bird life.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some models predict that atmospheres that contain very few elements heavier than helium have a preponderance for more phosphine.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Today, hunger is driven less by scarcity than by barriers to accessing food in a world where abundance coexists with staggering deprivation.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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But the mandates also help colleges shovel heaps of bureaucratic muck—validating data for accreditation, carrying out enrollment, flagging troubled students, aggregating metrics of all kinds.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is a different Chenoweth, perhaps closer to the woman that exists offstage, the one that fought her way to the top of the showbiz heap.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Plurality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plurality. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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