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
The growing preponderance of gray dads marks both the prerogatives of maleness and greater gender equality.
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Momentous Human Payoff Ahead Moving the needle on the subjective vs. objective preponderance in psychology is going to take earnest and undeterred energy and attention.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
There was a preponderance of youth in our culture at that point.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
As scholar Angela Davis pointed out, the Black single mothers of America did not constitute a matriarchy in any sense that implied a preponderance of social power.
—Augustine Sedgewick, Time, 13 June 2025
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Momentous Human Payoff Ahead Moving the needle on the subjective vs. objective preponderance in psychology is going to take earnest and undeterred energy and attention.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
There was a preponderance of youth in our culture at that point.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
As scholar Angela Davis pointed out, the Black single mothers of America did not constitute a matriarchy in any sense that implied a preponderance of social power.
—Augustine Sedgewick, Time, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preponderance
Noun
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Paranoia is pure American, older than the Constitution—the northern states, for instance, denounced the three-fifths compromise as a Southern play for dominance.—
Book Marks
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the open era, age records have gone down slightly, but still show player dominance past traditional peak years.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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China supplies the majority of U.S. toys, and the sector has warned of higher prices and leaner assortments this year.—
Brian Delp,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Caissie has played the majority of his games in right field, but also has some time in left field.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His documentation has qualities of absurdism that effectively question human superiority.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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These proud franchises are expected to head a two-team race for NFC East superiority.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These foods are widespread in the American diet and are widely available in bulk across supermarkets across the United States.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Clothes are predominantly sourced from Western charities, which sell donations in bulk to third parties.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This distinction arose not just from a difference in age, but from a difference in responsibility.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
8 Aug. 2025
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Food makers argue that this distinction demonstrates that titanium dioxide is not like other dyes.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2025
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Appointed by President Richard Nixon to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1971, Webster established a reputation as a moderate jurist.—
Douglass K. Daniel,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Preponderance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preponderance. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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