as in dominant
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greater in number, force, or importance
A preponderant number of visitors are from outside the country.
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Recent Examples of preponderant
Market value was preponderant in determining the value of the piece of land that the state deemed worthy of expropriating.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
But the preponderant migrants’ motivation has been, and continues to be, to provide a better life for their families.
—Bill Gray, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
With preponderant influence in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, Iran is the regional power that has best been able to take advantage of the crisis in the Middle East.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Or, even preponderant effect, seeing as how there will be dilution of the genetic signal along the wave of advance.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2010
In some regions, obviously Europe itself, but in much of North America, southern South America, parts of southern Africa, and Australia and New Zealand, people of European descent became demographically preponderant.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2012
The relevance and recent growth of regional Mexican music has become undeniable, and today, the genre holds a preponderant place within the industry.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2023
But last week in PLoS ONE a paper looking at the patterns of ancestry in the Brazilian population came to a somewhat inverseconclusion as to the self-conception or perception of the preponderant racial identity of that nation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2011
Our prior expectation should be that the admixture is non-trivial, though not preponderant.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2012
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
But the preponderant migrants’ motivation has been, and continues to be, to provide a better life for their families.
—Bill Gray, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
With preponderant influence in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, Iran is the regional power that has best been able to take advantage of the crisis in the Middle East.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Or, even preponderant effect, seeing as how there will be dilution of the genetic signal along the wave of advance.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2010
In some regions, obviously Europe itself, but in much of North America, southern South America, parts of southern Africa, and Australia and New Zealand, people of European descent became demographically preponderant.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2012
The relevance and recent growth of regional Mexican music has become undeniable, and today, the genre holds a preponderant place within the industry.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2023
But last week in PLoS ONE a paper looking at the patterns of ancestry in the Brazilian population came to a somewhat inverseconclusion as to the self-conception or perception of the preponderant racial identity of that nation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2011
Our prior expectation should be that the admixture is non-trivial, though not preponderant.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preponderant
Adjective
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This spring, Avila touched 98 mph in a game and Sisk was dominant with Triple-A Omaha.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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One of the most dominant forces in the chip industry is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), which manufactures the chips that power phones and laptops and are central to the output of key American AI players like NVIDIA.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Starbucks's Revolving Door Of CEOs Has Impacted Performance Starbucks’ management team has changed leadership four times in five years, leading to difficulty for the company to keep its typical strong financial performance year-over-year.—
Shelley E. Kohan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The drink resembles a typical chai, but the topping is where the drink gets its fruity flavor.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s how Stein went from making muffin mixes in her New York apartment’s kitchen to building one of the country’s predominant granola brands.—
Ryan Johnston,Zachary Green,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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The predominant tone in the conspiracy films of the 1970s is futility.—
Chris Vognar,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Meeting this challenge means refining polling methods – in particular, ensuring that pollsters are vigilant in capturing a representative sample of Americans.—
Clifford Young,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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The choice of locale is representative of how Ms. Adams will try to build her base, hoping to target Black and Latino women.—
Jeffery C. Mays,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Preponderant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preponderant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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