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Recent Examples of plurality
The state opened its partisan primaries in 2016, allowing unaffiliated voters — who make up a plurality of eligible voters — to participate in the primary of their choosing.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
Minecraft nights, Hello Kitty nights, Star Wars nights, Harry Potter Nights and Barbie Nights are happening in a plurality of big-league parks.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
For instance, slightly smaller pluralities — 47% and 46%, respectively — disapproved of his handling of U.S.-Canada relations and health care.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Founded in 1994 in the run-up to the city’s return from British to Chinese rule in 1997, the Democratic Party grew into the largest and most successful opposition party — garnering strong public support in city-wide elections — and has long been a key symbol of the city’s freedoms and plurality.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
Minecraft nights, Hello Kitty nights, Star Wars nights, Harry Potter Nights and Barbie Nights are happening in a plurality of big-league parks.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
For instance, slightly smaller pluralities — 47% and 46%, respectively — disapproved of his handling of U.S.-Canada relations and health care.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Founded in 1994 in the run-up to the city’s return from British to Chinese rule in 1997, the Democratic Party grew into the largest and most successful opposition party — garnering strong public support in city-wide elections — and has long been a key symbol of the city’s freedoms and plurality.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plurality
Noun
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Instead, tariffs threaten to increase prices and create shortages of certain generic medications, which account for a vast majority of U.S. prescriptions.—
Rebecca Robbins,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Then, the initiative would require a majority of both La Jollans and the rest of San Diego to support La Jolla’s secession.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The record-breaking precipitation sparked super bloom events across the state (the profusion of flowers could even be seen from space).—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
20 Mar. 2025
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Amid the profusion of plants, Fish found ways to make each part of the garden feel like a distinct space.—
Teresa Woodard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
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For decades, real estate has been heralded as the gold standard of wealth building in the Black community.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
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Poulter plays a radically un-self-aware scion of a billionaire family in A24’s absurdist comedy about wealth and privilege (which also stars Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd and Téa Leoni).—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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And then as the boomer generation got older, there was a preponderance of older folks in our cultural makeup.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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The preponderance and diversity of such high-quality, easy-to-access threads has recast off-the-rack suits as the ultimate way to experiment with your look, not just a way for some to get dressed on the cheap.—
Aleks Cvetkovic,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On this occasion, the Portofino dinner parties and cocktail events have stretched long and late into the night, with an abundance of local cuisine, Aperol spritzes, and dancing.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2025
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An abundance of predators will help manage aphids throughout the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What most diners yearned for were the heaps of food that were handed out with every meal: rolls, pickles, muffins — and, in years past — coffee cakes and an assortment of pastries, including five different types of danishes.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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On her way out, Laurie spots a heap of jewelry that includes the gold snake bracelet that was stolen from the resort’s shop.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Plurality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plurality. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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