pluses

variants also plusses
plural of plus

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pluses Of course, such high-tech innovations, providing the illusion of a social environment, have both pluses and minuses. Alan Lightman september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 Jonathan Drouin’s brain and his passing ability were big pluses, but his one-timer and/or shot threat from the right circle was not. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025 There are always pluses and minuses to anything. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 Its low deductible and month-to-month coverage are pluses, as well, since most warranty companies lock you into a multi-year contract. Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 There were a lot of pluses for playing (in KC). Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025 Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows. Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025 Passengers can use websites such as SeatGuru to find pluses and minuses of specific seats, including those lacking windows. Jonathan Stempel, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025 There are just too many pluses that far outweigh the minuses. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pluses
Noun
  • So on one hand, McKinsey estimates global demand for data center capacity at 19% to 22% increases each year from 2023 to 2030, for an over 300% increase in demand and something like 171 to 219 gigawatts a year of capacity.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The first level is discovering character through observing and identifying how deficiencies, excesses, and virtuous behaviors are revealed in ourselves and others.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But even if the battles between political parties sometimes have a useful purpose, Washington worried about the excesses of partisanship.
    Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Consequently, job-to-job pay raises have dropped to around 7% in July, down more than three percentage points from 2019 levels.
    Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The cuts mean that most employees who remain after a recent round of layoffs won’t receive merit raises in 2026.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?
    Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Later, those conservative projections produce surpluses that are used to pay down debt and lower taxes.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • For franchisors with disciplined operations, strong unit economics, and clear development pipelines, the coming months represent an opportunity to consolidate gains, lock in growth, and prepare for what could be a more favorable interest rate environment heading into 2026.
    Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sign up with this welcome offer and gain access to dozens of same-game parlay boosts by clicking here.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Indeed, since changes in producer prices are an early warning of coming price boosts at the household level, economic policy makers in the administration and at the Fed who swore oaths to do their jobs should miss some sleep.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Pluses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pluses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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