1
as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance
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2
as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant
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Recent Examples of preponderance
On its face, the slackening of interest in demonstrating against Trump in his second term—despite the preponderance of issues that trigger his opposition every day—can be understood simply as a change in the political atmosphere.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Such violation has already been observed in quarks (another building block of the universe), but that discrepancy wasn’t enough to account for the preponderance of matter over antimatter.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
The preponderance of hacks involving feminine hygiene products deserves a section all its own.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
What makes the college endowment scam even worse is that the preponderance of the dollars don’t go to small colleges or community colleges but rather to the Harvards, Yales, Stanfords and Princetons.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Such violation has already been observed in quarks (another building block of the universe), but that discrepancy wasn’t enough to account for the preponderance of matter over antimatter.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
The preponderance of hacks involving feminine hygiene products deserves a section all its own.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
What makes the college endowment scam even worse is that the preponderance of the dollars don’t go to small colleges or community colleges but rather to the Harvards, Yales, Stanfords and Princetons.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preponderance
Noun
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Dominating Grocery Walmart’s dominance is most pronounced in grocery.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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This launched an era of dominance with a string of classic main events.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion, with Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch in dissent.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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Advertisement The majority opinion faulted the lower courts for applying their injunctions beyond the plaintiffs in the case, preventing the Trump Administration from moving forward with several policy priorities.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Dad, as fathers do, asserted his physical superiority.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Beijing’s military capabilities already surpass India’s, and given its lower defense burden—the ratio of military expenditures to GDP—China could expand its defense spending with fewer penalties to its economic growth compared with India while further widening its military superiority.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Beer league teams across North America buy the Bulldogs jersey in bulk.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The court documents don't indicate that any rare books were destroyed in this process—Anthropic purchased its books in bulk from major retailers—but archivists long ago established other ways to extract information from paper.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Stein elaborates, drawing a distinction between highly skilled white-collar migrants, people including Alexander Hamilton, Albert Einstein and Elon Musk, and those who would in his view take jobs away from American low-wage workers.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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There’s a distinction to be made between collaboration and cooperation.—
Brendan O’Meara
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Williams has been a very strong critic of the mayor, while Rajkumar, a Queens assemblywoman, has a reputation for her frequent appearances alongside Adams.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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The damage to the comedian’s reputation ended his career, though, and the overall perception of the industry took a hit as well.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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“Preponderance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preponderance. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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