PLURALITY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

plurality

noun

Definition of plurality

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Recent Examples of plurality Thirty-nine percent of Nigerians—a plurality of respondents—declined to choose between Washington and Beijing. — Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026 But in a seemingly contradictory trend that has continued from last year, a wide plurality of voters still view the city as headed in the right direction. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026 At the beginning, only 27% in a Reuters survey supported the attacks, while a 43% plurality opposed them and nearly a third of Americans were undecided. — Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Going into November, an Associated Press analysis found that Wasserman Schultz is the only white Democrat positioned to represent any of the remaining districts with a Black majority or plurality. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plurality

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Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

The majority of his night was spent scrambling from a Seahawks defense that pressures the quarterback at the third-highest rate in the league.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Polls suggest neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposition is likely to win a majority alone, meaning the vote may launch Israel’s next political crisis rather than settle it.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of majority

Noun

In addition to the restaurant and bars, there’s a rooftop pool surrounded by sunny yellow fringed umbrellas, comfy daybeds, and a profusion of plants.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Other rubellites were carved into a profusion of leaves and rested on a sketch of their potential arrangement as a bracelet.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of profusion

Noun

The rich have been stung by a surprise 20% tax on their offshore wealth, much of it squirreled away in trusts in Hong Kong and Singapore, triggering a new rush for foreign passports.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
That tax—which taxes income, not wealth—charges an additional four per cent on incomes above a million dollars, and its revenues are earmarked for transportation and education.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of wealth

Noun

That’s going to be one of the best things about this season — the preponderance of Hornets games on local TV.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
In our high-cost, high-housing-cost economy, industries that hire a preponderance of high-income workers are going to be able to hack it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of preponderance

Noun

Goliath and eight other rides at five additional Six Flags parks remain temporarily closed out of an abundance of caution, according to the company.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Beirut's private-press scene has little in common with the studio culture of ’80s Tokyo, where an abundance of resources and technology filtered the same foreign influences into something more perfect and polished.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of abundance

Noun

Beside the pile of purses and heap of handbags, there's a lot of love in the room.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
At the top of the heap is the best value, the All-In plan, normally $70 a month but discounted to just $50 with a voice line and AutoPay (plus taxes and fees).

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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