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
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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Digital is also a different story; The Tonight Show has 32.7M subscribers on YouTube, Kimmel has 20.7M and The Late Show 9.96M, important metrics given the preponderance of viewers watching these shows the next day via clips.
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Peter White, Deadline, 18 July 2025
The growing preponderance of gray dads marks both the prerogatives of maleness and greater gender equality.
—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
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Peter White, Deadline, 18 July 2025
The growing preponderance of gray dads marks both the prerogatives of maleness and greater gender equality.
—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
See All Example Sentences for preponderance
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“Preponderance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preponderance. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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