preponderance
noun
pre·pon·der·ance
pri-ˈpän-d(ə-)rən(t)s 
1
: a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
2
a
: a superiority or excess in number or quantity
b
: majority
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Examples of preponderance in a Sentence
not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance
a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant
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Clement said Oklahoma would be satisfied with that but believes the preponderance of evidence shows Glossip’s rights were violated.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Despite holding hundreds of stocks in their funds, the preponderance of the equity weights reside among only a handful of securities.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Clement said Oklahoma would be satisfied with that but believes the preponderance of evidence shows Glossip’s rights were violated.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
And most important for U.S. policy, analysts in the West do not know Xi’s timeline for his ostensible goals, such as absorbing Taiwan or attaining military preponderance in eastern Asia and the western Pacific.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2023
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“Preponderance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preponderance. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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preponderance
noun
pre·pon·der·ance
pri-ˈpän-d(ə-)rən(t)s
: a greater quantity, number, weight, or importance
the preponderance of evidence suggests that the accused is guilty
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