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Recent Examples of plurality
In a plurality situation, the last-place candidate is eliminated and her or his supporters’ voters are redistributed according to their preferences.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 17 June 2025
While the results varied, some polls found a plurality to majority support for the mass deportations Trump was promising on the campaign trail.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
The board of trustees of top private universities includes a plurality of finance and consulting folks but tend to lack scholars or community-minded individuals.
—Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Despite the Stanley Cup drought, there's still little debate that hockey is Canada's sport, at least in plurality.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 17 June 2025
While the results varied, some polls found a plurality to majority support for the mass deportations Trump was promising on the campaign trail.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
The board of trustees of top private universities includes a plurality of finance and consulting folks but tend to lack scholars or community-minded individuals.
—Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Despite the Stanley Cup drought, there's still little debate that hockey is Canada's sport, at least in plurality.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plurality
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Trump said his second invite came as an attempt to establish peace in Gaza, where a majority of the fighting has transpired.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
9 July 2025
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But even after the court's conservative majority limited the use of far-reaching injunctions that block enforcement of a policy across the country, the justices may continue to face a steady drumbeat of emergency appeals seeking their intervention.—
Melissa Quinn
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The profusion of memes turned Harambe into a sort of internet folk hero, but Vance is no innocent zoo animal; the images of the Vice-President function more like voodoo dolls, casting vengeful spells from afar.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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Just below the altar, the cinerary casket was banked by a glorious profusion of sweet peas, Reinaldo’s favorite flowers.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
29 Mar. 2025
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Her somewhat implausible problem is that her bad feelings—her irritation, her boredom—never register as such because of her beauty, her wealth, and her pedigree; so great is her beauty that even her nastiest moods feel like a sunny glow to others.—
Claire Jarvis,
New Yorker,
8 July 2025
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Home ownership holds different meanings for everyone, but for many of us, our homes constitute a significant portion of our personal wealth.—
Jennifer Horton,
The Tennessean,
8 July 2025
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The growing preponderance of gray dads marks both the prerogatives of maleness and greater gender equality.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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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
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An abundance of useful assets is far more powerful than a small number of exquisite ones.—
Charles Beames,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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When cap space is at an abundance but impact players aren’t as readily available on the trade and free-agent market, acquiring high-end talent becomes a bigger win than ever.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Snakes that have been displaced may be discovered in heaps of debris made during the cleanup process or beneath material that was left behind from the flood, according to the University of Missouri.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The pile looked less like a heap of rotting and decaying food than a dirty mound of plastic bags, disposable coffee cups, empty, greasy chip bags and takeout boxes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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“Plurality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plurality. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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