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Recent Examples of preponderance This year, gold surged past major thresholds, as the traditional hedge against inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty has been propelled by a preponderance of both. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 Civil juries decide liability and damages by a preponderance of evidence rather than the higher criminal standard of beyond a reasonable doubt; this distinction shaped the stakes and legal strategy in the trial. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 The crowd and the preponderance of an App State tradition — black-and-gold overalls were worn by many fans — was also notable. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025 Sports in particular is ripe for bundling, given the unraveling of traditional pay-TV and the preponderance of niche services left in limbo by the transition to digital. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preponderance
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Noun
  • With these findings, sodium-ion batteries may finally challenge lithium-ion dominance while also contributing to cleaner energy solutions and addressing freshwater scarcity.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So, the defense doubled down on dominance in crunch time.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Paz’s party does not hold a majority in the country’s legislature, which will force him to forge alliances to govern effectively.
    Reuters 3 min ago, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Denver has gone completely cold for the majority of their last 12 quarters.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The United States maintains overwhelming technological superiority but with increasingly unpredictable commitments.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • By dispelling the myth of SPS superiority, this study opens the door to more flexible and cost-effective production strategies, accelerating the path toward safer, high-performance solid-state batteries, according to the study.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Financial sacrifices, dilemmas loom Norfolk military families said the shutdown had heightened the stakes of their financial choices, from comparison-shopping for the cheapest toilet paper to frequenting Costco to buy in bulk.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The experimental mode will be available to beta users in Windows Insiders in Copilot Labs, enabling Copilot to sort through your photos, extract information from PDFs, or edit files in bulk.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Known for its rich, dark green coloring and full silhouette, this tree is native to the Appalachian Mountains and has the distinction of being the type of tree most often used as the official White House Christmas tree.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • During lean times like the Great Depression when ingredients were scarce and nothing went to waste, this distinction mattered.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Created by law in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the bureau developed a reputation as an aggressive enforcer of fair-lending and consumer-protection laws.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Unconcerned by matters like health insurance and 401(k) contributions, her presence burnishes the reputation of the magazine as an arbiter of good taste.
    New York Times, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Preponderance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preponderance. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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